Brassy Tint Color

#d8ab39

Brassy Tint 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 #2754c6
Complementary Color #3966d7
Color Shade: orange (43.02° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.53% (better contrasting with white)
Brassy Tint Color Sample
Brassy Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8ab39

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brassy Tint Color. The Crazy 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 saturated alternative called Fool’s Gold (#d59027) for more energetic effect. Try Tacha as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3966d7 is the best complementary color to Brassy Tint. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8ab39 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Anzac are #d75b39 and #b5d739. Thus found on the left and right of #d8ab39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Conifer colors as they work well with Brassy Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brassy Tint palette consists of #5b39d7 and #39b5d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3966d7). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d8ab39, 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 #d8ab39 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 Brassy Tint. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brassy Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8ab39 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. Brassy Tint tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3966d7) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39d7ab and #d73966.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8ab39 is made of 49% red, 39% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Brassy Tint has a hue angle of 43.02°, a saturation of 67.09% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8ab39 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 62.36% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8ab39
RGB Decimal rgb(216,171,57)
RGB Percentage 49%, 39%, 13%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 62.36, 15.29
HSL hsl(43.02,67.09%,53.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.02,73.61%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.242,5.3205,61.7001)
XYZ xyz(43.6203,44.0202,10.0686)
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