Baguette 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 | #4a6c95 |
| Complementary Color | #698cb5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Baguette Color. The Earthy Cane 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 Chamoisee (#a0785a) for more calm effect. Try Mocha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#698cb5 is the best complementary color to Baguette. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5936a complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b56d69 and #b1b569. Thus found on the left and right of #b5936a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Baguette.
The split-complementary Baguette palette consists of #6d69b5 and #69b1b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#698cb5). Try Deluge and Tradewind colors in combination with #b5936a, 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 #b5936a 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 Baguette. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baguette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5936a 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. Baguette tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#698cb5) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69b593 and #b5698c.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5936a is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Baguette has a hue angle of 32.8°, a saturation of 33.63% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5936a is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b5936a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,147,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 29.41, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(32.8,33.63%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.8,41.44%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.1206,7.1289,26.5086) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0913,31.7318,18.0691) |