Orange Brown is vibrant, 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 | #4e9ffd |
| Complementary Color | #0152b1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Brown Color. The Balor Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ancient Bamboo (#da6304) for more calm effect. Try Beef Bourguignon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0152b1 is the best complementary color to Orange Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b16002 complementary color is Endeavour, 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 Rose of Sharon are #b10801 and #aab101. Thus found on the left and right of #b16002 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Orange Brown.
The split-complementary Orange Brown palette consists of #0801b1 and #01aab1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0152b1). Try Dark Blue and Bondi Blue colors in combination with #b16002, 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 #b16002 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 Orange Brown. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Endeavour, Japanese Laurel, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #b16002 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. Orange Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0152b1) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Endeavour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #01b160 and #b10152.
In a RGB color space, hex #b16002 is made of 64% red, 35% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Brown has a hue angle of 32.23°, a saturation of 97.77% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b16002 is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b16002 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,96,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 35%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.76, 68.63, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(32.23,97.77%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.23,98.87%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1513,27.676,57.0391) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3253,17.7172,2.3005) |