Almond Buff 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 | #334c6f |
| Complementary Color | #90a9cc |
| Color Shade: | orange (35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Buff Color. The Artisan Crafts 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 Copper Moon (#c29978) for more energetic effect. Try Egyptian Pyramid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#90a9cc is the best complementary color to Almond Buff. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccb390 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 Sorrell Brown are #cc9490 and #c7cc90. Thus found on the left and right of #ccb390 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Almond Buff.
The split-complementary Almond Buff palette consists of #9490cc and #90c7cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90a9cc). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #ccb390, 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 #ccb390 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 Almond Buff. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almond Buff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccb390 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. Almond Buff tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#90a9cc) and two others. The Vista Blue 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 #90ccb3 and #cc90a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccb390 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Buff has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 37.04% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccb390 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccb390 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,179,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 23.53, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(35,37.04%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35,29.41%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2481,3.7223,21.1926) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.056,47.0912,33.0477) |