Wheatmeal Color

#9e8451

Wheatmeal 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 #617bae
Complementary Color #516a9e
Color Shade: orange (39.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Wheatmeal Color Sample
Wheatmeal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e8451

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheatmeal Color. The El Caramelo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Woolen Mittens (#b59f55) for more energetic effect. Try Olive Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#516a9e is the best complementary color to Wheatmeal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e8451 complementary color is Kashmir 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 Barley Corn are #9e5d51 and #919e51. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8451 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Wheatmeal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wheatmeal palette consists of #5d519e and #51919e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#516a9e). Try Butterfly Bush and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9e8451, 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 #9e8451 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 Wheatmeal. Thus Affair and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wheatmeal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8451 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. Wheatmeal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#516a9e) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #519e84 and #9e516b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e8451 is made of 43% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Wheatmeal has a hue angle of 39.74°, a saturation of 32.22% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8451 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e8451
RGB Decimal rgb(158,132,81)
RGB Percentage 43%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 30.2, 38.04
HSL hsl(39.74,32.22%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.74,48.73%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.4521,3.0189,31.121)
XYZ xyz(23.837,24.3657,11.2313)
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