Bashful Emu 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 | #4d4f53 |
| Complementary Color | #acaeb2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bashful Emu Color. The Foggy Sunrise 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 Sacred Vortex (#a59c8d) for more energetic effect. Try Stonehenge Greige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acaeb2 is the best complementary color to Bashful Emu. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2b0ac complementary color is Bombay, 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 Cloudy are #b2adac and #b1b2ac. Thus found on the left and right of #b2b0ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Delta colors as they work well with Bashful Emu.
The split-complementary Bashful Emu palette consists of #adacb2 and #acb1b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acaeb2). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #b2b0ac, 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 #b2b0ac 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 Bashful Emu. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bashful Emu contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2b0ac 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. Bashful Emu tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#acaeb2) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acb2b0 and #b2acae.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2b0ac is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Bashful Emu has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 3.75% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2b0ac is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2b0ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,176,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 2.35, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(40,3.75%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,3.37%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8891,-0.0248,2.2862) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3318,43.4942,45.2465) |