Pasha Brown Color

#c3b7a4

Pasha Brown 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 #3c485b
Complementary Color #a3afc3
Color Shade: orange (36.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with white)
Pasha Brown Color Sample
Pasha Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3b7a4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pasha Brown Color. The Threshold Taupe 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 saturated alternative called Rich Taupe (#b39c89) for more energetic effect. Try Texas Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3afc3 is the best complementary color to Pasha Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3b7a4 complementary color is Cadet 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 Bison Hide are #c3a7a3 and #bfc3a3. Thus found on the left and right of #c3b7a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Pasha Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pasha Brown palette consists of #a7a3c3 and #a3bfc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3afc3). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c3b7a4, 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 #c3b7a4 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 Pasha Brown. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pasha Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3b7a4 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. Pasha Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3afc3) and two others. The Shadow Green 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 #a3c3b7 and #c3a3b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3b7a4 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pasha Brown has a hue angle of 36.77°, a saturation of 20.53% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3b7a4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3b7a4
RGB Decimal rgb(195,183,164)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 12.16, 23.53
HSL hsl(36.77,20.53%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.77,15.9%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9191,1.0687,11.1874)
XYZ xyz(46.14,48.1494,41.9839)
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