Horn of Plenty Color

#bba46d

Horn of Plenty 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 #445b92
Complementary Color #6d83ba
Color Shade: orange (42.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Horn of Plenty Color Sample
Horn of Plenty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bba46d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Horn of Plenty Color. The Trinket Gold 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 Clay Ochre (#ae895d) for more calm effect. Try Camel Spider as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6d83ba is the best complementary color to Horn of Plenty. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bba46d 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 Gimblet are #ba7d6d and #aaba6d. Thus found on the left and right of #bba46d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Horn of Plenty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horn of Plenty palette consists of #7d6dba and #6daaba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d83ba). Try Wisteria and Neptune colors in combination with #bba46d, 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 #bba46d 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 Horn of Plenty. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horn of Plenty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #bba46d 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. Horn of Plenty tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6d83ba) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6dbaa4 and #ba6d83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bba46d is made of 41% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Horn of Plenty has a hue angle of 42.31°, a saturation of 36.45% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bba46d is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bba46d
RGB Decimal rgb(187,164,109)
RGB Percentage 41%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 30.58, 26.67
HSL hsl(42.31,36.45%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.31,41.71%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.1823,0.6729,31.6046)
XYZ xyz(36.5293,38.2198,19.9199)
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