Back to School Color

#c1853b

Back to School 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 #3e7ac4
Complementary Color #3b77c1
Color Shade: orange (33.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.41% (better contrasting with white)
Back to School Color Sample
Back to School Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1853b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Back to School Color. The Brown Rum 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 Tanooki Suit Brown (#ae6c37) for more calm effect. Try Roti as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3b77c1 is the best complementary color to Back to School. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1853b complementary color is Indigo, 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 Copper are #c1423b and #bac13b. Thus found on the left and right of #c1853b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Back to School.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Back to School palette consists of #413bc1 and #3bb9c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b77c1). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c1853b, 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 #c1853b 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 Back to School. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Back to School contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1853b 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. Back to School tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b77c1) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bc185 and #c13b76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1853b is made of 50% red, 35% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Back to School has a hue angle of 33.13°, a saturation of 53.17% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1853b is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c1853b
RGB Decimal rgb(193,133,59)
RGB Percentage 50%, 35%, 15%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 52.55, 24.31
HSL hsl(33.13,53.17%,49.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.13,69.43%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.2737,16.0331,47.8019)
XYZ xyz(31.1693,28.4283,7.9821)
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