Honey 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 | #456dc7 |
| Complementary Color | #385fba |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Color. The Ochre Brown 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 soft alternative called Dried Tobacco (#997b38) for more calm effect. Try Sneezy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#385fba is the best complementary color to Honey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ba9238 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 Tussock are #ba5038 and #a0ba38. Thus found on the left and right of #ba9238 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Sushi colors as they work well with Honey.
The split-complementary Honey palette consists of #5138ba and #38a0ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385fba). Try Purple Heart and Pelorous colors in combination with #ba9238, 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 #ba9238 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 Honey. Thus Purple Heart and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba9238 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. Honey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#385fba) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38ba92 and #ba385f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba9238 is made of 48% red, 38% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Honey has a hue angle of 41.54°, a saturation of 53.72% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba9238 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba9238 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,146,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 38%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 50.98, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(41.54,53.72%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.54,69.89%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7453,5.6491,51.5396) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2424,31.2824,8.1328) |