Brass Yellow 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 | #4a78ca |
| Complementary Color | #3562b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brass Yellow Color. The Meteor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mulberry Brown (#956f29) for more energetic effect. Try Pitmaston Pear Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3562b5 is the best complementary color to Brass Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b58735 complementary color is Azure, 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 #b54735 and #a3b535. Thus found on the left and right of #b58735 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Sushi colors as they work well with Brass Yellow.
The split-complementary Brass Yellow palette consists of #4735b5 and #35a3b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3562b5). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b58735, 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 #b58735 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 Brass Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brass Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b58735 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. Brass Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3562b5) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35b587 and #b53563.
In a RGB color space, hex #b58735 is made of 49% red, 37% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Brass Yellow has a hue angle of 38.44°, a saturation of 54.7% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b58735 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b58735 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,135,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 37%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 50.2, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(38.44,54.7%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.44,70.72%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3508,9.3349,49.175) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3626,27.4087,7.1637) |