Bubonic Brown 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 | #397bff |
| Complementary Color | #0041c6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bubonic Brown Color. The Orange Outburst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cobra Leather (#b08e08) for more calm effect. Try Molten Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0041c6 is the best complementary color to Bubonic 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 #c68400 complementary color is Cobalt, 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 Pirate Gold are #c62100 and #a4c600. Thus found on the left and right of #c68400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Bubonic Brown.
The split-complementary Bubonic Brown palette consists of #2000c6 and #00a4c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0041c6). Try Dark Blue and Pacific Blue colors in combination with #c68400, 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 #c68400 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 Bubonic Brown. Thus Purple and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bubonic Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c68400 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. Bubonic Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0041c6) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00c684 and #c60041.
In a RGB color space, hex #c68400 is made of 60% red, 40% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Bubonic Brown has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c68400 is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 77.65% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c68400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,132,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 40%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.89, 77.65, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(40,100%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,100%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.3452,17.0864,66.0405) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.54,28.5083,3.8403) |