Flax Straw Color

#cbaa7d

Flax Straw 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 #345582
Complementary Color #7d9dca
Color Shade: orange (34.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.31% (better contrasting with white)
Flax Straw Color Sample
Flax Straw Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbaa7d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Straw Color. The Tatami Tan 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 Butterum (#c68f65) for more energetic effect. Try Welcome Walkway as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7d9dca is the best complementary color to Flax Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbaa7d complementary color is Polo 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 Tan are #ca837d and #c4ca7d. Thus found on the left and right of #cbaa7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Flax Straw.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flax Straw palette consists of #837dca and #7dc4ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d9dca). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #cbaa7d, 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 #cbaa7d 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 Flax Straw. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flax Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbaa7d 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. Flax Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7d9dca) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7dcaa9 and #ca7d9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbaa7d is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Straw has a hue angle of 34.62°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbaa7d is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cbaa7d
RGB Decimal rgb(203,170,125)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 30.59, 20.39
HSL hsl(34.62,42.86%,64.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.62,38.42%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.5051,5.7797,27.6934)
XYZ xyz(42.705,42.9266,25.4369)
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