Spelt Grain Brown is pale, 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 | #5c7394 |
| Complementary Color | #6b81a3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spelt Grain Brown Color. The Sagebrush 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 soft alternative called Greyish Yellow (#877254) for more calm effect. Try Favorite Fudge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b81a3 is the best complementary color to Spelt Grain Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a38c6b complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 Sandal are #a3706b and #9da36b. Thus found on the left and right of #a38c6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Spelt Grain Brown.
The split-complementary Spelt Grain Brown palette consists of #706ba3 and #6b9da3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b81a3). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a38c6b, 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 #a38c6b 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 Spelt Grain Brown. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spelt Grain Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a38c6b 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. Spelt Grain Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6b81a3) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ba38c and #a36b81.
In a RGB color space, hex #a38c6b is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Spelt Grain Brown has a hue angle of 35.36°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a38c6b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a38c6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,140,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 21.96, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(35.36,23.33%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.36,34.36%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5295,3.6774,20.8494) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1362,27.6042,17.8078) |