Graham Cracker 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 | #3f5b7f |
| Complementary Color | #809bc0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Graham Cracker Color. The Macaroon 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 saturated alternative called Safari Sun (#b4875e) for more energetic effect. Try Mangy Moose as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#809bc0 is the best complementary color to Graham Cracker. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0a480 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 Mongoose are #c08480 and #bbc080. Thus found on the left and right of #c0a480 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Graham Cracker.
The split-complementary Graham Cracker palette consists of #8480c0 and #80bcc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#809bc0). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #c0a480, 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 #c0a480 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 Graham Cracker. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Graham Cracker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0a480 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. Graham Cracker tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#809bc0) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80c0a3 and #c0809b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0a480 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Graham Cracker has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 33.68% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0a480 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c0a480 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,164,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 25.09, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,33.68%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,33.33%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.9795,4.9686,22.5002) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.91,39.3159,25.96) |