Sepia Tone 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 | #475775 |
| Complementary Color | #8a9ab8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Tone Color. The Iced Coffee 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 Double Latte (#a78c71) for more calm effect. Try Mongoose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a9ab8 is the best complementary color to Sepia Tone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8a88a complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Mongoose are #b8918a and #b1b88a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a88a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Sepia Tone.
The split-complementary Sepia Tone palette consists of #908ab8 and #8ab1b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a9ab8). Try Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b8a88a, 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 #b8a88a 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 Sepia Tone. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia Tone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a88a 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. Sepia Tone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8a9ab8) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ab8a8 and #b88a99.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8a88a is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Tone has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 24.47% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a88a is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8a88a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,168,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 18.04, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(39.13,24.47%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.13,25%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4913,0.9961,17.6198) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3572,40.0306,29.7498) |