Brass Trumpet Color

#d3b280

Brass Trumpet 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 #2c4d7f
Complementary Color #80a0d3
Color Shade: orange (36.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with white)
Brass Trumpet Color Sample
Brass Trumpet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3b280

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brass Trumpet Color. The Sweet Dough 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 saturated alternative called Warm Woolen (#d0b55a) for more energetic effect. Try Stonebread as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#80a0d3 is the best complementary color to Brass Trumpet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3b280 complementary color is Polo 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 Tan are #d38880 and #cad380. Thus found on the left and right of #d3b280 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Deco colors as they work well with Brass Trumpet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brass Trumpet palette consists of #8880d3 and #80cad3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a0d3). Try Moody Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d3b280, 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 #d3b280 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 Brass Trumpet. Thus Lilac Bush and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brass Trumpet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3b280 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. Brass Trumpet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#80a0d3) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80d3b2 and #d380a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3b280 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Brass Trumpet has a hue angle of 36.14°, a saturation of 48.54% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3b280 is made of 0% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3b280
RGB Decimal rgb(211,178,128)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.95, 32.55, 17.25
HSL hsl(36.14,48.54%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.14,39.34%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3482,5.0581,29.9959)
XYZ xyz(46.6806,47.2482,27.0816)
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