Brassed Off 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 | #3058bc |
| Complementary Color | #426bcf |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brassed Off Color. The University of California Gold 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 Autumn Blaze (#d9922e) for more energetic effect. Try Butter Base as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#426bcf is the best complementary color to Brassed Off. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfa743 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Old Gold are #cf6042 and #b1cf42. Thus found on the left and right of #cfa743 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Earls Green colors as they work well with Brassed Off.
The split-complementary Brassed Off palette consists of #6042cf and #42b1cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426bcf). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cfa743, 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 #cfa743 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 Brassed Off. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brassed Off contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfa743 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. Brassed Off tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#426bcf) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42cfa6 and #cf426a.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfa743 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Brassed Off has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 59.32% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfa743 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 54.91% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfa743 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,167,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 38%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 54.91, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,59.32%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,67.63%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3912,4.0711,55.3934) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.564,41.3081,11.1455) |