Keystone Color

#b39372

Keystone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #4c6c8d
Complementary Color #7192b3
Color Shade: orange (30.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.45% (better contrasting with white)
Keystone Color Sample
Keystone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b39372

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Keystone Color. The Weatherhead color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called A Pair of Brown Eyes (#bfaf92) for more calm effect. Try Nile Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7192b3 is the best complementary color to Keystone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b39372 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Sandal are #b37271 and #b2b371. Thus found on the left and right of #b39372 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Keystone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Keystone palette consists of #7271b3 and #71b2b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7192b3). Try Deluge and Neptune colors in combination with #b39372, 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 #b39372 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Keystone. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Keystone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b39372 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool 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. Keystone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7192b3) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71b393 and #b37192.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b39372 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Keystone has a hue angle of 30.46°, a saturation of 29.95% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b39372 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b39372
RGB Decimal rgb(179,147,114)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 25.49, 29.8
HSL hsl(30.46,29.95%,57.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.46,36.31%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0659,7.2564,21.9869)
XYZ xyz(32.0614,31.666,20.3419)
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