Auric 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 | #3b76e6 |
| Complementary Color | #1853c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Auric Color. The Galliano 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 Brownish Orange (#cb7723) for more calm effect. Try Reef Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1853c4 is the best complementary color to Auric. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c48919 complementary color is Denim, 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 Geebung are #c43318 and #a9c418. Thus found on the left and right of #c48919 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and La Rioja colors as they work well with Auric.
The split-complementary Auric palette consists of #3318c4 and #18a9c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1853c4). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #c48919, 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 #c48919 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 Auric. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Auric contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48919 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. Auric tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1853c4) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18c488 and #c41853.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48919 is made of 55% red, 38% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Auric has a hue angle of 39.3°, a saturation of 77.38% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48919 is made of 0% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c48919 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,137,25) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 38%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.13, 67.06, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(39.3,77.38%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.3,87.24%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3921,13.8354,61.9523) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8861,29.6973,4.9713) |