Brass Balls is soft, 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 | #1842bd |
| Complementary Color | #426be6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brass Balls Color. The Aurora color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Artisans Gold (#f2ab46) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Hamster as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#426be6 is the best complementary color to Brass Balls. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7bd42 complementary color is Royal 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 Tulip Tree are #e66a42 and #bee642. Thus found on the left and right of #e7bd42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Pear colors as they work well with Brass Balls.
The split-complementary Brass Balls palette consists of #6a42e6 and #42bee6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426be6). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e7bd42, 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 #e7bd42 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 Brass Balls. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brass Balls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7bd42 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. Brass Balls tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#426be6) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandy – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42e6bd and #e6426b.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7bd42 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Brass Balls has a hue angle of 44.73°, a saturation of 77.46% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7bd42 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7bd42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,189,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 39%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 64.71, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(44.73,77.46%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.73,71.43%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3318,2.6923,64.701) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.136,53.7775,12.7865) |