Narcissus 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 | #3c6bb6 |
| Complementary Color | #4877c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Narcissus Color. The Driftwood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Burnished Bronze (#9c7e40) for more calm effect. Try Bronze Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4877c3 is the best complementary color to Narcissus. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c39449 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 Tussock are #c35648 and #b4c348. Thus found on the left and right of #c39449 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Turmeric colors as they work well with Narcissus.
The split-complementary Narcissus palette consists of #5648c3 and #48b4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4877c3). Try Indigo and Pelorous colors in combination with #c39449, 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 #c39449 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 Narcissus. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Narcissus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c39449 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. Narcissus tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4877c3) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48c393 and #c34877.
In a RGB color space, hex #c39449 is made of 47% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Narcissus has a hue angle of 36.89°, a saturation of 50.41% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c39449 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c39449 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,148,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 47.84, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(36.89,50.41%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.89,62.56%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3733,9.5342,45.6641) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2982,33.263,10.916) |