Buried Treasure Color

#d28b42

Buried Treasure 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 #2d74bd
Complementary Color #4189d2
Color Shade: orange (30.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Buried Treasure Color Sample
Buried Treasure Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d28b42

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buried Treasure Color. The Burnside 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 saturated alternative called Brass Mesh (#e1a84b) for more energetic effect. Try Sunray as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4189d2 is the best complementary color to Buried Treasure. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d28b42 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raw Sienna are #d24241 and #d1d241. Thus found on the left and right of #d28b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Buried Treasure.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buried Treasure palette consists of #4341d2 and #41d1d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4189d2). Try Cerulean Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d28b42, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d28b42 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 Buried Treasure. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buried Treasure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #d28b42 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buried Treasure tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4189d2) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41d28b and #d24189.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d28b42 is made of 51% red, 33% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Buried Treasure has a hue angle of 30.42°, a saturation of 61.54% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d28b42 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d28b42
RGB Decimal rgb(210,139,66)
RGB Percentage 51%, 33%, 16%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 56.47, 17.65
HSL hsl(30.42,61.54%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.42,68.57%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8032,20.4254,48.887)
XYZ xyz(36.7943,32.5602,9.4997)
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