Toasted Grain 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 | #3a5679 |
| Complementary Color | #86a2c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Grain Color. The Eastlake Gold 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 Maple (#b88e72) for more calm effect. Try Dune Drift as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#86a2c4 is the best complementary color to Toasted Grain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5a986 complementary color is Polo 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 Indian Khaki are #c48986 and #c1c486. Thus found on the left and right of #c5a986 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Toasted Grain.
The split-complementary Toasted Grain palette consists of #8986c4 and #86c1c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86a2c4). Try Blue Bell and Glacier colors in combination with #c5a986, 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 #c5a986 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 Toasted Grain. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5a986 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. Toasted Grain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#86a2c4) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86c4a9 and #c486a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5a986 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Grain has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 35.2% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5a986 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5a986 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,169,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 24.7, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,35.2%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,31.98%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8485,5.0256,21.8531) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.517,41.9675,28.4666) |