Modern History 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 | #415d82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c99be |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Modern History Color. The Light Oak Brown 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 Canvas (#bb8855) for more energetic effect. Try Courtyard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c99be is the best complementary color to Modern History. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bea27d complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 #be817c and #b9be7c. Thus found on the left and right of #bea27d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Modern History.
The split-complementary Modern History palette consists of #817cbe and #7cb9be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c99be). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bea27d, 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 #bea27d 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 Modern History. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Modern History contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #bea27d 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. Modern History tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c99be) and two others. The Acapulco 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 #7cbea2 and #be7c99.
In a RGB color space, hex #bea27d is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Modern History has a hue angle of 34.15°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bea27d is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #bea27d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,162,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 25.49, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(34.15,33.33%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.15,34.21%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.218,4.8717,23.0738) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8572,38.2685,24.7933) |