Brown Bag 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 | #215391 |
| Complementary Color | #6d9fde |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Bag Color. The Persian Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jasper Orange (#de8f4e) for more energetic effect. Try Abstract as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d9fde is the best complementary color to Brown Bag. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #deac6e complementary color is Havelock 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 Harvest Gold are #de736d and #d8de6d. Thus found on the left and right of #deac6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Chenin colors as they work well with Brown Bag.
The split-complementary Brown Bag palette consists of #736dde and #6dd8de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d9fde). Try Medium Purple and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #deac6e, 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 #deac6e 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 Brown Bag. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Bag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #deac6e 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. Brown Bag tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6d9fde) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ddeac and #de6d9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #deac6e is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Bag has a hue angle of 33.21°, a saturation of 62.92% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deac6e is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #deac6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,172,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 43.92, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(33.21,62.92%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.21,50.45%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6495,10.8962,38.7436) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6912,46.1604,21.1481) |