Apple Cinnamon Color

#b0885a

Apple Cinnamon 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 #4f77a5
Complementary Color #5a81b0
Color Shade: orange (32.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Apple Cinnamon Color Sample
Apple Cinnamon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0885a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Cinnamon Color. The Rutherford color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sticks & Stones (#baa482) for more calm effect. Try El Caramelo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a81b0 is the best complementary color to Apple Cinnamon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0885a complementary color is Hippie 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 Limed Oak are #b05d5a and #acb05a. Thus found on the left and right of #b0885a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Apple Cinnamon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apple Cinnamon palette consists of #5d5ab0 and #5aacb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a81b0). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b0885a, 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 #b0885a 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 Apple Cinnamon. Thus Deluge and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apple Cinnamon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0885a 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. Apple Cinnamon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5a81b0) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ab088 and #b05a82.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0885a is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Cinnamon has a hue angle of 32.09°, a saturation of 35.25% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0885a is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b0885a
RGB Decimal rgb(176,136,90)
RGB Percentage 44%, 34%, 22%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 33.73, 30.98
HSL hsl(32.09,35.25%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.09,48.86%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5043,9.4235,30.4737)
XYZ xyz(28.5541,27.5766,13.4907)
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