Orlean's Tune Color

#b8995b

Orlean's Tune is calm, 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 #4766a4
Complementary Color #5a79b8
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Orlean's Tune Color Sample
Orlean's Tune Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8995b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orlean's Tune Color. The Kaolin 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 soft alternative called Muesli (#9e7e53) for more calm effect. Try Tan Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a79b8 is the best complementary color to Orlean's Tune. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8995b complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Muddy Waters are #b86a5a and #a8b85a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8995b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Olive Green colors as they work well with Orlean's Tune.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orlean's Tune palette consists of #6a5ab8 and #5aa8b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a79b8). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #b8995b, 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 #b8995b 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 Orlean's Tune. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orlean's Tune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8995b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue 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. Orlean's Tune tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5a79b8) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ab899 and #b85a79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8995b is made of 43% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Orlean's Tune has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 39.57% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8995b is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8995b
RGB Decimal rgb(184,153,91)
RGB Percentage 43%, 36%, 21%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 36.47, 27.84
HSL hsl(40,39.57%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,50.54%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.7462,3.5434,36.6964)
XYZ xyz(33.0467,33.7281,14.666)
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