Malta 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 | #424d5e |
| Complementary Color | #a1acbd |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Malta Color. The Mexican Sand 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 soft alternative called Elephant Cub (#9e958d) for more calm effect. Try Woodbridge Trail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1acbd is the best complementary color to Malta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb2a1 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Malta are #bda3a1 and #babda1. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb2a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Malta.
The split-complementary Malta palette consists of #a3a1bd and #a1babd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1acbd). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb2a1, 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 #bdb2a1 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 Malta. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Malta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb2a1 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. Malta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a1acbd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1bdb2 and #bda1ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb2a1 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Malta has a hue angle of 36.43°, a saturation of 17.5% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb2a1 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb2a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,178,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 10.98, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(36.43,17.5%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.43,14.81%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0449,1.0306,10.0897) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3397,45.2328,40.1648) |