Sugared Almond Color

#b49d7b

Sugared Almond 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 #4b6284
Complementary Color #7a92b4
Color Shade: orange (35.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.41% (better contrasting with white)
Sugared Almond Color Sample
Sugared Almond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b49d7b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugared Almond Color. The Dusty Attic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Teddy Bear (#9d8164) for more calm effect. Try Mulled Cider as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7a92b4 is the best complementary color to Sugared Almond. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b49d7b complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #b4807a and #aeb47a. Thus found on the left and right of #b49d7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Sugared Almond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sugared Almond palette consists of #807ab4 and #7aaeb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a92b4). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #b49d7b, 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 #b49d7b 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 Sugared Almond. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sugared Almond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b49d7b 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. Sugared Almond tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7a92b4) 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 #7ab49d and #b47a92.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b49d7b is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sugared Almond has a hue angle of 35.79°, a saturation of 27.54% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b49d7b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b49d7b
RGB Decimal rgb(180,157,123)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 22.35, 29.41
HSL hsl(35.79,27.54%,59.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.79,31.67%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.9408,3.3178,20.9251)
XYZ xyz(34.4545,35.2473,23.7264)
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