Bright Sepia 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 | #4e5563 |
| Complementary Color | #9ca3b1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Sepia Color. The Elephant Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Water Tower (#958f88) for more calm effect. Try Cornstalk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ca3b1 is the best complementary color to Bright Sepia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1aa9c complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 #b19f9c and #adb19c. Thus found on the left and right of #b1aa9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Bright Sepia.
The split-complementary Bright Sepia palette consists of #9f9cb1 and #9cadb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca3b1). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b1aa9c, 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 #b1aa9c 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 Bright Sepia. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bright Sepia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1aa9c 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. Bright Sepia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ca3b1) 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 #9cb1aa and #b19ca3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1aa9c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Sepia has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 11.86% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1aa9c is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b1aa9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,170,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 8.23, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(40,11.86%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,11.86%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.822,0.0509,8.103) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5069,40.4969,37.2396) |