Minimalist Color

#cabead

Minimalist 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 #354152
Complementary Color #adb9ca
Color Shade: orange (35.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.53% (better contrasting with white)
Minimalist Color Sample
Minimalist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cabead

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Minimalist Color. The Sands of Time 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 saturated alternative called Summer Hill (#c1a58d) for more energetic effect. Try Mocha Foam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#adb9ca is the best complementary color to Minimalist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cabead complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Amber are #caafad and #c7caad. Thus found on the left and right of #cabead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Minimalist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Minimalist palette consists of #afadca and #adc7ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb9ca). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #cabead, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cabead 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 Minimalist. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Minimalist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cabead square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minimalist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adb9ca) and two others. The Opal 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 #adcabe and #caadb9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cabead is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Minimalist has a hue angle of 35.17°, a saturation of 21.48% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cabead is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cabead
RGB Decimal rgb(202,190,173)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 11.38, 20.78
HSL hsl(35.17,21.48%,73.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.17,14.36%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.5198,1.3664,10.0931)
XYZ xyz(50.3134,52.4006,46.9977)
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