Linseed is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4f576a |
| Complementary Color | #949cb0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Linseed Color. The Arava 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 saturated alternative called Archivist (#9f8c73) for more energetic effect. Try Young Colt as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#949cb0 is the best complementary color to Linseed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0a895 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Napa are #b09a94 and #aab094. Thus found on the left and right of #b0a895 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Linseed.
The split-complementary Linseed palette consists of #9a94b0 and #94aab0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#949cb0). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b0a895, 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 #b0a895 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 Linseed. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Linseed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0a895 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Linseed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#949cb0) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94b0a8 and #b0949c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0a895 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Linseed has a hue angle of 42.22°, a saturation of 14.59% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0a895 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0a895 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,168,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 10.59, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(42.22,14.59%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.22,15.34%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.0438,-0.3972,10.845) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3319,39.4053,34.0721) |