Exotic Honey 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 | #3b80cc |
| Complementary Color | #3377c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Exotic Honey Color. The Hammered Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tussock (#c5994b) for more calm effect. Try Borderline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3377c4 is the best complementary color to Exotic Honey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c47f33 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Copper are #c43633 and #c0c433. Thus found on the left and right of #c47f33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Exotic Honey.
The split-complementary Exotic Honey palette consists of #3633c4 and #33c0c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3377c4). Try Governor Bay and Scooter colors in combination with #c47f33, 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 #c47f33 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 Exotic Honey. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exotic Honey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c47f33 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. Exotic Honey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3377c4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33c47f and #c43377.
In a RGB color space, hex #c47f33 is made of 52% red, 34% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Exotic Honey has a hue angle of 31.45°, a saturation of 58.7% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c47f33 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c47f33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,127,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 34%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 56.86, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(31.45,58.7%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.45,73.98%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1162,20.219,50.3878) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9519,27.1535,6.7418) |