Scrofulous 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 | #245ac6 |
| Complementary Color | #386edb |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Scrofulous Brown Color. The Tasman Honey Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Liberator Gold (#e8c447) for more energetic effect. Try Suede Vest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#386edb is the best complementary color to Scrofulous 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 #dba539 complementary color is Royal 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 Anzac are #db5338 and #bfdb38. Thus found on the left and right of #dba539 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Pear colors as they work well with Scrofulous Brown.
The split-complementary Scrofulous Brown palette consists of #5338db and #38bfdb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386edb). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #dba539, 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 #dba539 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 Scrofulous Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scrofulous Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dba539 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. Scrofulous Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#386edb) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38dba4 and #db386e.
In a RGB color space, hex #dba539 is made of 50% red, 37% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Scrofulous Brown has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dba539 is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dba539 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,165,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 37%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.17, 63.53, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(40,69.23%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,73.97%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0538,9.8126,60.6426) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4071,42.2657,9.7412) |