Bruin Spice 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 | #2c4664 |
| Complementary Color | #9ab4d3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bruin Spice Color. The Cornerstone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Egyptian Pyramid (#c19a7d) for more calm effect. Try Chimera Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ab4d3 is the best complementary color to Bruin Spice. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3b99b complementary color is Polo 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 Sorrell Brown are #d39c9a and #d1d39a. Thus found on the left and right of #d3b99b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Bruin Spice.
The split-complementary Bruin Spice palette consists of #9c9ad3 and #9ad1d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab4d3). Try Blue Bell and Sinbad colors in combination with #d3b99b, 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 #d3b99b 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 Bruin Spice. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bruin Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3b99b 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. Bruin Spice tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ab4d3) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ad3b8 and #d39ab4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3b99b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bruin Spice has a hue angle of 32.14°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3b99b is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 21.97% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3b99b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,185,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 21.97, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(32.14,38.89%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.14,26.54%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.6265,4.7228,18.6484) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1293,50.9134,38.1955) |