Sesame is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #455c74 |
| Complementary Color | #8aa2ba |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sesame Color. The Renwick Rose Beige 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 Pottery Urn (#aa866e) for more energetic effect. Try Cobblestone Path as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8aa2ba is the best complementary color to Sesame. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #baa38b complementary color is Nepal, 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 Mongoose are #ba8b8a and #b9ba8a. Thus found on the left and right of #baa38b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Sesame.
The split-complementary Sesame palette consists of #8b8aba and #8ab9ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8aa2ba). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #baa38b, 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 #baa38b 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 Sesame. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sesame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Bay Leaf, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #baa38b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool 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. Sesame tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8aa2ba) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8abaa3 and #ba8aa1.
In a RGB color space, hex #baa38b is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sesame has a hue angle of 30.64°, a saturation of 25.41% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baa38b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #baa38b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,163,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 18.43, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(30.64,25.41%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.64,25.27%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.3857,4.6337,15.5627) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0071,38.4976,29.8537) |