Hokey Pokey Color

#bb8e34

Hokey Pokey 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 #4471cb
Complementary Color #3460ba
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Hokey Pokey Color Sample
Hokey Pokey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb8e34

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hokey Pokey Color. The Haystacks color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pirate Gold (#ba782a) for more energetic effect. Try Sun Dance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3460ba is the best complementary color to Hokey Pokey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb8e34 complementary color is Cerulean 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 Alpine are #ba4a34 and #a4ba34. Thus found on the left and right of #bb8e34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Atlantis colors as they work well with Hokey Pokey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hokey Pokey palette consists of #4a34ba and #34a4ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3460ba). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #bb8e34, 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 #bb8e34 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 Hokey Pokey. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hokey Pokey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Chateau Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb8e34 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. Hokey Pokey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3460ba) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #34ba8d and #ba3460.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb8e34 is made of 49% red, 37% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Hokey Pokey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 56.49% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8e34 is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb8e34
RGB Decimal rgb(187,142,52)
RGB Percentage 49%, 37%, 14%
CMYK 0, 17.64, 52.94, 26.67
HSL hsl(40,56.49%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,72.19%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.7909,8.0755,52.3301)
XYZ xyz(30.7864,30.1587,7.4474)
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