Bananas Foster Color

#dcbe97

Bananas Foster 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 #234168
Complementary Color #97b5dc
Color Shade: orange (33.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.75% (better contrasting with white)
Bananas Foster Color Sample
Bananas Foster Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcbe97

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bananas Foster Color. The Yolande color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Western Sunrise (#daa36f) for more energetic effect. Try Arbol De Tamarindo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#97b5dc is the best complementary color to Bananas Foster. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcbe97 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Brandy are #dc9b97 and #d7dc97. Thus found on the left and right of #dcbe97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Bananas Foster.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bananas Foster palette consists of #9b97dc and #97d7dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97b5dc). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcbe97, 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 #dcbe97 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 Bananas Foster. Thus Light Wisteria and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bananas Foster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcbe97 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. Bananas Foster tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97b5dc) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97dcbe and #dc97b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcbe97 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bananas Foster has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 49.64% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcbe97 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 27.05% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcbe97
RGB Decimal rgb(220,190,151)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 11.76, 27.05, 13.73
HSL hsl(33.91,49.64%,72.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.91,31.36%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6229,5.0137,23.6606)
XYZ xyz(53.5146,54.2769,36.9341)
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