Buffalo Hide Color

#bb9f6a

Buffalo Hide 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 #446095
Complementary Color #6985bb
Color Shade: orange (39.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.45% (better contrasting with white)
Buffalo Hide Color Sample
Buffalo Hide Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb9f6a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buffalo Hide Color. The Cool Copper 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 Gold Plated (#b0834f) for more energetic effect. Try Unforgettably Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6985bb is the best complementary color to Buffalo Hide. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb9f6a complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #bb7669 and #aebb69. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9f6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Gimblet colors as they work well with Buffalo Hide.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buffalo Hide palette consists of #7669bb and #69aebb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6985bb). Try Blue Marguerite and Tradewind colors in combination with #bb9f6a, 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 #bb9f6a 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 Buffalo Hide. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buffalo Hide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9f6a 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. Buffalo Hide tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6985bb) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69bb9f and #bb6986.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb9f6a is made of 41% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Buffalo Hide has a hue angle of 39.26°, a saturation of 37.33% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9f6a is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb9f6a
RGB Decimal rgb(187,159,106)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 23%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 31.76, 26.67
HSL hsl(39.26,37.33%,57.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.26,43.32%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.8257,3.0504,31.4517)
XYZ xyz(35.4932,36.4017,18.7912)
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