Vanilla Seed 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 | #334964 |
| Complementary Color | #9bb1cb |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vanilla Seed Color. The Caraway Seeds color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stone Brown (#b79983) for more calm effect. Try Egyptian Pyramid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9bb1cb is the best complementary color to Vanilla Seed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccb69b complementary color is Rock 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 Rodeo Dust are #cb9d9b and #c9cb9b. Thus found on the left and right of #ccb69b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Chino colors as they work well with Vanilla Seed.
The split-complementary Vanilla Seed palette consists of #9d9bcb and #9bc9cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bb1cb). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #ccb69b, 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 #ccb69b 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 Vanilla Seed. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vanilla Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccb69b 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. Vanilla Seed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bb1cb) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bcbb5 and #cb9bb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccb69b is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Vanilla Seed has a hue angle of 33.06°, a saturation of 32.45% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccb69b is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccb69b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,182,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 19.22, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(33.06,32.45%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.06,24.02%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.2392,3.6409,16.6253) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5462,48.6598,37.8967) |