Birch Strain 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 | #204ba0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f89de |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Birch Strain Color. The Gatsby Glitter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kombucha (#d89f66) for more calm effect. Try Ritzy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f89de is the best complementary color to Birch Strain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfb45f 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 Equator are #de745f and #c9de5f. Thus found on the left and right of #dfb45f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Birch Strain.
The split-complementary Birch Strain palette consists of #745fde and #5fc9de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f89de). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #dfb45f, 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 #dfb45f 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 Birch Strain. Thus Medium Purple and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Birch Strain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfb45f 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. Birch Strain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f89de) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fdeb4 and #de5f8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfb45f is made of 45% red, 36% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Birch Strain has a hue angle of 39.84°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfb45f is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfb45f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,180,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 36%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 50.2, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(39.84,66.67%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.84,57.4%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5487,5.8154,48.6044) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8182,49.1567,17.7417) |