Mandalay 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 | #4a84d1 |
| Complementary Color | #2e67b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandalay Color. The Decaying Leave color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nugget (#bc9229) for more energetic effect. Try Woodgrain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2e67b5 is the best complementary color to Mandalay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b57b2e complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Copper are #b5372e and #abb52e. Thus found on the left and right of #b57b2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Lemon Ginger colors as they work well with Mandalay.
The split-complementary Mandalay palette consists of #372eb5 and #2eabb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e67b5). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b57b2e, 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 #b57b2e 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 Mandalay. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mandalay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b57b2e 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. Mandalay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2e67b5) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2eb57b and #b52e68.
In a RGB color space, hex #b57b2e is made of 52% red, 35% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Mandalay has a hue angle of 34.22°, a saturation of 59.47% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b57b2e is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b57b2e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,123,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 35%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.74, 52.94, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(34.22,59.47%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.22,74.59%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2745,15.6566,49.1448) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6322,24.1869,5.8496) |