Almandine 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 | #3d5c81 |
| Complementary Color | #7e9dc2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.65° 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 Almandine Color. The Deer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Castaway Beach (#d0c19f) for more calm effect. Try Soybean as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e9dc2 is the best complementary color to Almandine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2a37e 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 Indian Khaki are #c2817e and #bfc27e. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a37e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Almandine.
The split-complementary Almandine palette consists of #817ec2 and #7ebfc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e9dc2). Try Ship Cove and Glacier colors in combination with #c2a37e, 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 #c2a37e 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 Almandine. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almandine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a37e 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. Almandine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7e9dc2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ec2a3 and #c27e9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2a37e is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Almandine has a hue angle of 32.65°, a saturation of 35.79% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a37e is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2a37e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,163,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 26.67, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(32.65,35.79%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.65,35.05%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.8743,6.061,23.4796) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1112,39.1701,25.2379) |