Toasted Sesame 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 | #50658c |
| Complementary Color | #7288af |
| Color Shade: | orange (39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Sesame Color. The Muesli 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 Grecian Gold (#9e7e54) for more energetic effect. Try Fantan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7288af is the best complementary color to Toasted Sesame. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af9a73 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 #af7b72 and #a6af72. Thus found on the left and right of #af9a73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Toasted Sesame.
The split-complementary Toasted Sesame palette consists of #7b72af and #72a5af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7288af). Try Deluge and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #af9a73, 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 #af9a73 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 Toasted Sesame. Thus Wisteria and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Sesame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #af9a73 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. Toasted Sesame tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7288af) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72af9a and #af7287.
In a RGB color space, hex #af9a73 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Sesame has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af9a73 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af9a73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,154,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 23.53, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(39,27.27%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39,34.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.534,1.8951,23.3447) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3293,33.463,20.9747) |