Big Band is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #50545f |
| Complementary Color | #a0a4af |
| Color Shade: | orange (44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Band Color. The Wetland Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Champignon (#949089) for more calm effect. Try Weather Board as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0a4af is the best complementary color to Big Band. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afaba0 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #afa3a0 and #abafa0. Thus found on the left and right of #afaba0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Big Band.
The split-complementary Big Band palette consists of #a3a0af and #a0abaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0a4af). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #afaba0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #afaba0 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Big Band. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Big Band contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #afaba0 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Big Band tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0a4af) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0afab and #afa0a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #afaba0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Big Band has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afaba0 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afaba0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,171,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 5.88, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(44,8.57%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44,8.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.02,-0.5456,6.1594) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5873,40.7778,39.0948) |