Arnica is soft, 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 | #4070c8 |
| Complementary Color | #3767bf |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Arnica Color. The Polished Bronze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sun Dance (#c4aa4d) for more calm effect. Try Persian Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3767bf is the best complementary color to Arnica. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bf8f37 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Copper are #bf4b37 and #aabf37. Thus found on the left and right of #bf8f37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Arnica.
The split-complementary Arnica palette consists of #4a37bf and #37aabf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3767bf). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #bf8f37, 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 #bf8f37 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 Arnica. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arnica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf8f37 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. Arnica tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3767bf) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37bf8f and #bf3766.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf8f37 is made of 49% red, 37% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Arnica has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 55.28% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf8f37 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf8f37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,143,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 37%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 53.33, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(38.82,55.28%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.82,71.2%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.5052,9.4434,51.8985) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9979,30.9971,7.911) |