Bison Hide 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 | #3e485b |
Complementary Color | #a3adc1 |
Color Shade: | orange (39.31° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bison Hide Color. The Over the Taupe 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 Espresso Martini (#aa9c8e) for more calm effect. Try Craft Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3adc1 is the best complementary color to Bison Hide. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1b7a4 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Bison Hide are #c1a8a3 and #bcc1a3. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b7a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Bison Hide.
The split-complementary Bison Hide palette consists of #a8a3c1 and #a3bcc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3adc1). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c1b7a4, 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 #c1b7a4 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 Bison Hide. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bison Hide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b7a4 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. Bison Hide tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3adc1) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3c1b7 and #c1a3ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1b7a4 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bison Hide has a hue angle of 39.31°, a saturation of 18.95% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b7a4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
HEX | #c1b7a4 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(193,183,164) |
RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
CMYK | 0, 3.93, 11.38, 24.31 |
HSL | hsl(39.31,18.95%,70%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.31,15.03%,75.69%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(74.7522,0.3252,10.9274) |
XYZ | xyz(45.6266,47.8848,41.9599) |