Basswood 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 | #364e69 |
| Complementary Color | #96aec9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Basswood Color. The Wobbegong Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Warm Hearth (#be9677) for more energetic effect. Try Sandrift as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#96aec9 is the best complementary color to Basswood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9b196 complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Rodeo Dust are #c99796 and #c7c996. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b196 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Basswood.
The split-complementary Basswood palette consists of #9796c9 and #96c7c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96aec9). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c9b196, 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 #c9b196 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 Basswood. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basswood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, De York, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b196 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. Basswood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#96aec9) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96c9b1 and #c996ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b196 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Basswood has a hue angle of 31.76°, a saturation of 32.08% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b196 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 20% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b196 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,177,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 20, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(31.76,32.08%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.76,25.37%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5869,4.4533,16.9921) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3146,46.0638,35.357) |