Oatmeal 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 | #343c4b |
| Complementary Color | #b4bccb |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oatmeal Color. The Runelord Brass 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 Persuasion (#c4ae96) for more energetic effect. Try Favorite Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b4bccb is the best complementary color to Oatmeal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbc3b4 complementary color is Heather, 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 Foggy Gray are #cbb7b4 and #c7cbb4. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc3b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Oatmeal.
The split-complementary Oatmeal palette consists of #b7b4cb and #b4c7cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4bccb). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #cbc3b4, 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 #cbc3b4 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 Oatmeal. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oatmeal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc3b4 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. Oatmeal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b4bccb) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4cbc3 and #cbb4bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbc3b4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Oatmeal has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 18.11% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc3b4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cbc3b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,195,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 9.02, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(39.13,18.11%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.13,11.33%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0539,0.2223,8.5239) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3819,55.022,51.0395) |