Harvest Brown Color

#b9a589

Harvest Brown 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 #465a76
Complementary Color #899cb9
Color Shade: orange (35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Harvest Brown Color Sample
Harvest Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9a589

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Harvest Brown Color. The Distant Land color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Earthly Delight (#ab8a68) for more energetic effect. Try Dubbin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#899cb9 is the best complementary color to Harvest Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9a589 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Mongoose are #b98d89 and #b4b989. Thus found on the left and right of #b9a589 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Harvest Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Harvest Brown palette consists of #8c89b9 and #89b4b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#899cb9). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b9a589, 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 #b9a589 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 Harvest Brown. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Harvest Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9a589 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. Harvest Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#899cb9) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89b9a5 and #b9899c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9a589 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Harvest Brown has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 25.53% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9a589 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b9a589
RGB Decimal rgb(185,165,137)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 18.82, 27.45
HSL hsl(35,25.53%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35,25.95%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.7735,2.8686,17.1882)
XYZ xyz(37.9781,39.0307,29.1989)
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