Old Salem 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 | #445a7d |
| Complementary Color | #8298bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Salem Color. The Fire Dust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rodeo Tan (#a78b74) for more calm effect. Try Sandal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8298bb is the best complementary color to Old Salem. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bba582 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #bb8882 and #b4bb82. Thus found on the left and right of #bba582 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Old Salem.
The split-complementary Old Salem palette consists of #8882bb and #82b4bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8298bb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bba582, 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 #bba582 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 Salem. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Salem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bba582 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. Old Salem tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8298bb) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82bba5 and #bb8298.
In a RGB color space, hex #bba582 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Old Salem has a hue angle of 36.84°, a saturation of 29.53% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bba582 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bba582 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,165,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 22.35, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(36.84,29.53%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.84,30.48%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.8141,2.6931,21.1072) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9779,39.0868,26.6619) |