Pony Tail Color

#d2bc9b

Pony Tail 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 #2d4364
Complementary Color #9bb0d1
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Pony Tail Color Sample
Pony Tail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2bc9b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pony Tail Color. The Golden Beige 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 Kenya (#cca179) for more energetic effect. Try Wickerwork as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9bb0d1 is the best complementary color to Pony Tail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2bc9b complementary color is Rock 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 Sorrell Brown are #d1a09b and #ccd19b. Thus found on the left and right of #d2bc9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Pony Tail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pony Tail palette consists of #a09bd1 and #9bccd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bb0d1). Try Blue Bell and Sinbad colors in combination with #d2bc9b, 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 #d2bc9b 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 Pony Tail. Thus East Side and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pony Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2bc9b 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. Pony Tail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bb0d1) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bd1bc and #d19bb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2bc9b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pony Tail has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 37.93% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2bc9b is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2bc9b
RGB Decimal rgb(210,188,155)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 8.62, 21.57, 17.65
HSL hsl(36,37.93%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,26.19%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.3015,2.7475,19.5689)
XYZ xyz(50.478,52.0346,38.3936)
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