Trading Post 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 | #4472c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3a68bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Trading Post Color. The Hedgehog Cactus Yellow Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cardueline Finch (#957b38) for more calm effect. Try Deadsy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a68bb is the best complementary color to Trading Post. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb8d3b complementary color is Indigo, 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 #bb4c3a and #a8bb3a. Thus found on the left and right of #bb8d3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Trading Post.
The split-complementary Trading Post palette consists of #4c3abb and #3aa8bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a68bb). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #bb8d3b, 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 #bb8d3b 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 Trading Post. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Trading Post contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb8d3b 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. Trading Post tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3a68bb) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3abb8d and #bb3a69.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb8d3b is made of 48% red, 36% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Trading Post has a hue angle of 38.44°, a saturation of 52.03% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8d3b is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 50.19% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb8d3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,141,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 36%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 50.19, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(38.44,52.03%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.44,68.45%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.594,9.0039,49.012) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8078,29.9303,8.2911) |