Leprous Brown 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 | #2669ce |
| Complementary Color | #3073d9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Leprous Brown Color. The Ronchi 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 Kōwhai Yellow (#e1b029) for more energetic effect. Try Brassy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3073d9 is the best complementary color to Leprous 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 #d99631 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Brandy Punch are #d94230 and #c7d930. Thus found on the left and right of #d99631 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Pear colors as they work well with Leprous Brown.
The split-complementary Leprous Brown palette consists of #4130d9 and #30c7d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3073d9). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d99631, 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 #d99631 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 Leprous Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leprous Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d99631 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. Leprous Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3073d9) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30d996 and #d93074.
In a RGB color space, hex #d99631 is made of 52% red, 36% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Leprous Brown has a hue angle of 36.07°, a saturation of 68.85% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d99631 is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d99631 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,150,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 36%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.28, 65.88, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(36.07,68.85%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.07,77.42%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1163,16.6717,59.9087) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.076,36.7862,7.8939) |