Brasso Color

#f3bc6b

Brasso 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 #0c4394
Complementary Color #6ba1f3
Color Shade: orange (35.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with white)
Brasso Color Sample
Brasso Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3bc6b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brasso Color. The Lighthouse Glow 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 Cornucopia (#ed9b44) for more calm effect. Try Hazelnut Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6ba1f3 is the best complementary color to Brasso. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3bc6b complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rajah are #f3786b and #e5f36b. Thus found on the left and right of #f3bc6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Brasso.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brasso palette consists of #776bf3 and #6be5f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ba1f3). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #f3bc6b, 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 #f3bc6b 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 Brasso. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brasso contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3bc6b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Brasso tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6ba1f3) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bf3bc and #f36ba1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3bc6b is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Brasso has a hue angle of 35.74°, a saturation of 85% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3bc6b is made of 0% cyan, 21.56% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3bc6b
RGB Decimal rgb(243,188,107)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 20%
CMYK 0, 21.56, 53.33, 4.71
HSL hsl(35.74,85%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.74,55.97%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6608,10.788,48.1106)
XYZ xyz(57.5992,56.0827,21.6991)
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