Paper Brown 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 | #285380 |
| Complementary Color | #7faad7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Brown Color. The Copper Cove 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 soft alternative called Hitching Post (#c48d69) for more calm effect. Try Land Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7faad7 is the best complementary color to Paper Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7ac7f complementary color is Danube, 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 Tumbleweed are #d7807f and #d5d77f. Thus found on the left and right of #d7ac7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Deco colors as they work well with Paper Brown.
The split-complementary Paper Brown palette consists of #807fd7 and #7fd5d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7faad7). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d7ac7f, 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 #d7ac7f 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 Paper Brown. Thus Lavender and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7ac7f 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. Paper Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7faad7) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fd7ac and #d77faa.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7ac7f is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Brown has a hue angle of 30.68°, a saturation of 52.38% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7ac7f is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7ac7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,172,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 34.51, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(30.68,52.38%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.68,40.93%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2097,9.7596,29.0946) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6076,45.4844,26.4016) |