Brass Nail Color

#dbbd76

Brass Nail is calm, 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 #244289
Complementary Color #7593db
Color Shade: orange (42.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.08% (better contrasting with white)
Brass Nail Color Sample
Brass Nail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbbd76

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brass Nail Color. The Brick Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called October Bounty (#e3c6a3) for more calm effect. Try Angel Food Cake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7593db is the best complementary color to Brass Nail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbbd76 complementary color is Danube, 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 Harvest Gold are #db8a75 and #c6db75. Thus found on the left and right of #dbbd76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Brass Nail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brass Nail palette consists of #8a75db and #75c6db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7593db). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #dbbd76, 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 #dbbd76 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 Brass Nail. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brass Nail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbbd76 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. Brass Nail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7593db) and two others. The Bermuda 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 #75dbbd and #db7593.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbbd76 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Brass Nail has a hue angle of 42.18°, a saturation of 58.38% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbbd76 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #dbbd76
RGB Decimal rgb(219,189,118)
RGB Percentage 42%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 11.76, 39.61, 14.12
HSL hsl(42.18,58.38%,66.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.18,46.12%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.735,1.4213,39.7137)
XYZ xyz(50.681,52.7633,24.6527)
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