Hog Bristle is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #232e44 |
| Complementary Color | #bbc5dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hog Bristle Color. The Bittersweet Stem 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 Stonish Beige (#ccb49a) for more energetic effect. Try Sugar Rush Peach Pepper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbc5dc is the best complementary color to Hog Bristle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd1bb complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #dcc0bb and #d6dcbb. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd1bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Tana colors as they work well with Hog Bristle.
The split-complementary Hog Bristle palette consists of #c0bbdc and #bbd6dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbc5dc). Try Lavender Gray and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dcd1bb, 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 #dcd1bb 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 Hog Bristle. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hog Bristle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd1bb 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. Hog Bristle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bbc5dc) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbdcd1 and #dcbbc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcd1bb is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hog Bristle has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 32.04% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd1bb is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcd1bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,209,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 12.94, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(40,32.04%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,15%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1759,0.1665,12.2717) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2853,64.4044,56.2149) |