Mineral Umber Color

#b18b32

Mineral Umber is soft, 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 #4e74cd
Complementary Color #3157b1
Color Shade: orange (42.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Mineral Umber Color Sample
Mineral Umber Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b18b32

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mineral Umber Color. The Gallant Gold 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 Sun Dance (#c4aa4d) for more calm effect. Try Rain Slicker as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3157b1 is the best complementary color to Mineral Umber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b18b32 complementary color is Azure, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Alpine are #b14b31 and #97b131. Thus found on the left and right of #b18b32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Sushi colors as they work well with Mineral Umber.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mineral Umber palette consists of #4b31b1 and #3197b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3157b1). Try Governor Bay and Boston Blue colors in combination with #b18b32, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b18b32 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 Mineral Umber. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mineral Umber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b18b32 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mineral Umber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3157b1) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31b18a and #b13157.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b18b32 is made of 48% red, 38% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Mineral Umber has a hue angle of 42.05°, a saturation of 55.95% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b18b32 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b18b32
RGB Decimal rgb(177,139,50)
RGB Percentage 48%, 38%, 14%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 49.8, 30.59
HSL hsl(42.05,55.95%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.05,71.75%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.9272,5.1815,50.9501)
XYZ xyz(27.9398,28.0426,6.9578)
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