White Pepper 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 | #49576c |
| Complementary Color | #93a1b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Pepper Color. The Smokey Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mud-Dell (#a08b76) for more calm effect. Try Light Mahogany as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93a1b5 is the best complementary color to White Pepper. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6a893 complementary color is Gull 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 Heathered Gray are #b59693 and #b2b593. Thus found on the left and right of #b6a893 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Taupe Gray colors as they work well with White Pepper.
The split-complementary White Pepper palette consists of #9693b5 and #93b2b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93a1b5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b6a893, 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 #b6a893 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 White Pepper. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of White Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6a893 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. White Pepper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#93a1b5) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93b5a8 and #b593a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6a893 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode White Pepper has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 19.34% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6a893 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6a893 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,168,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 13.72, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(36,19.34%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,19.23%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.5101,1.5667,12.6781) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5605,40.0569,33.3032) |