Brandy 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 | #234975 |
| Complementary Color | #8ab0db |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandy Color. The Comfy Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sonora Shade (#c89672) for more calm effect. Try Loofah as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ab0db is the best complementary color to Brandy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcb68a complementary color is Polo 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 Calico are #db8d8a and #d8db8a. Thus found on the left and right of #dcb68a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Brandy.
The split-complementary Brandy palette consists of #8d8adb and #8ad8db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ab0db). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcb68a, 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 #dcb68a 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 Brandy. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brandy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcb68a 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. Brandy tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ab0db) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8adbb5 and #db8ab0.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcb68a is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Brandy has a hue angle of 32.2°, a saturation of 53.95% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcb68a is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcb68a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,182,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 32.15, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(32.2,53.95%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.2,37.27%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3791,7.6642,27.5405) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8306,50.5065,31.1144) |