Bosc Pear Color

#c09056

Bosc Pear is calm, 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 #3f6fa9
Complementary Color #5686c0
Color Shade: orange (32.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Bosc Pear Color Sample
Bosc Pear Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c09056

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bosc Pear Color. The Cup of Tea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red-Tailed-Hawk (#a27547) for more calm effect. Try Wave of Grain as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5686c0 is the best complementary color to Bosc Pear. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c09056 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Twine are #c05b56 and #bbc056. Thus found on the left and right of #c09056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Bosc Pear.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bosc Pear palette consists of #5b56c0 and #56bbc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5686c0). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c09056, 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 #c09056 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 Bosc Pear. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bosc Pear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c09056 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. Bosc Pear tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5686c0) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56c090 and #c05685.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c09056 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Bosc Pear has a hue angle of 32.83°, a saturation of 45.69% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c09056 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 41.56% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c09056
RGB Decimal rgb(192,144,86)
RGB Percentage 45%, 34%, 20%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 41.56, 24.71
HSL hsl(32.83,45.69%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.83,55.21%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.1979,11.4347,37.5959)
XYZ xyz(33.3912,31.8249,13.187)
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