Pergament Color

#bfa58a

Pergament 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 #405a75
Complementary Color #89a3bf
Color Shade: orange (30.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Pergament Color Sample
Pergament Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfa58a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pergament Color. The Syrup 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 Light Topaz Ochre (#b08971) for more calm effect. Try Oyster Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#89a3bf is the best complementary color to Pergament. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfa58a complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #bf8a89 and #bebf89. Thus found on the left and right of #bfa58a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Pergament.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pergament palette consists of #8a89bf and #89bebf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89a3bf). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bfa58a, 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 #bfa58a 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 Pergament. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pergament contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfa58a 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. Pergament tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#89a3bf) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89bfa5 and #bf89a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfa58a is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pergament has a hue angle of 30.57°, a saturation of 29.28% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfa58a is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfa58a
RGB Decimal rgb(191,165,138)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 10.19, 20.78, 25.1
HSL hsl(30.57,29.28%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.57,27.75%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.3423,5.3615,17.5114)
XYZ xyz(39.5284,39.8216,29.6477)
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