Pancho Color

#dfb992

Pancho is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #20466d
Complementary Color #92b8de
Color Shade: orange (30.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.35% (better contrasting with white)
Pancho Color Sample
Pancho Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfb992

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pancho Color. The Coyote 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 Folksy Gold (#d69969) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#92b8de is the best complementary color to Pancho. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfb992 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Calico are #de9292 and #dede92. Thus found on the left and right of #dfb992 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Zombie colors as they work well with Pancho.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pancho palette consists of #9292de and #92dede colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92b8de). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dfb992, 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 #dfb992 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pancho. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pancho contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfb992 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Pancho tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#92b8de) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92deb9 and #de92b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfb992 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pancho has a hue angle of 30.39°, a saturation of 54.61% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfb992 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfb992
RGB Decimal rgb(223,185,146)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 30.2, 12.55
HSL hsl(30.39,54.61%,72.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.39,34.53%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.5558,8.2047,24.9174)
XYZ xyz(52.9687,52.4612,34.5284)
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