Akaroa 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 | #414d65 |
| Complementary Color | #9aa6be |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Akaroa Color. The Night Tan 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 Tuffet (#a59788) for more calm effect. Try Adolescent Rodent as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9aa6be is the best complementary color to Akaroa. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #beb29a 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 Bison Hide are #bea09a and #b8be9a. Thus found on the left and right of #beb29a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Akaroa.
The split-complementary Akaroa palette consists of #a09abe and #9ab8be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aa6be). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #beb29a, 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 #beb29a 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 Akaroa. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Akaroa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb29a 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. Akaroa tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9aa6be) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9abeb2 and #be9aa6.
In a RGB color space, hex #beb29a is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Akaroa has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 21.69% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb29a is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beb29a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,178,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 14.12, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(40,21.69%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,18.95%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9715,0.3042,13.8146) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9883,45.121,37.0154) |