Discover 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 | #424f5f |
Complementary Color | #a0adbd |
Color Shade: | orange (33.1° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Discover Color. The Paper Sack 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 saturated alternative called Roasted Hazelnut (#af967d) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0adbd is the best complementary color to Discover. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb0a0 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Malta are #bda1a0 and #bbbda0. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb0a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Discover.
The split-complementary Discover palette consists of #a1a0bd and #a0bbbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0adbd). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb0a0, 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 #bdb0a0 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 Discover. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Discover contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb0a0 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. Discover tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0adbd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0bdb0 and #bda0ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb0a0 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Discover has a hue angle of 33.1°, a saturation of 18.01% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb0a0 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
HEX | #bdb0a0 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(189,176,160) |
RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
CMYK | 0, 5.1, 11.37, 25.88 |
HSL | hsl(33.1,18.01%,68.43%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.1,15.34%,74.12%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(72.5001,1.9444,9.8613) |
XYZ | xyz(42.8568,44.4076,39.5704) |