Old Trail Color

#bb8811

Old Trail 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 #47e
Complementary Color #1043bb
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Old Trail Color Sample
Old Trail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb8811

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Trail Color. The Bilious Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chanterelle (#daa520) for more calm effect. Try Non-Stop Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1043bb is the best complementary color to Old Trail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b81 complementary color is Tory 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 White are #bb3310 and #98bb10. Thus found on the left and right of #b81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rust and Citrus colors as they work well with Old Trail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Trail palette consists of #3210bb and #1098bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1043bb). Try Blue Gem and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b81, 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 #b81 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 Old Trail. Thus Purple and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Trail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b81 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. Old Trail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1043bb) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10bb88 and #bb1043.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb8811 is made of 55% red, 40% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Old Trail has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8811 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb8811
RGB Decimal rgb(187,136,17)
RGB Percentage 55%, 40%, 5%
CMYK 0, 20, 66.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(42,83.33%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,90.91%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0812,10.207,62.4044)
XYZ xyz(29.3989,28.2136,4.4266)
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