Intimate Journal Color

#ccbb99

Intimate Journal 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 #346
Complementary Color #98aacc
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Intimate Journal Color Sample
Intimate Journal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccbb99

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Intimate Journal Color. The French Oak 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 soft alternative called Nankeen (#b89e82) for more calm effect. Try Carton as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98aacc is the best complementary color to Intimate Journal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb9 complementary color is Rock 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 White are #cca198 and #c3cc98. Thus found on the left and right of #cb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Intimate Journal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Intimate Journal palette consists of #a198cc and #98c3cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98aacc). Try Blue Bell and Rock Blue colors in combination with #cb9, 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 #cb9 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 Intimate Journal. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Intimate Journal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb9 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. Intimate Journal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98aacc) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98ccbb and #cc98a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccbb99 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Intimate Journal has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbb99 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccbb99
RGB Decimal rgb(204,187,153)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 20, 20
HSL hsl(40,33.33%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,25%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.4835,0.6997,19.4295)
XYZ xyz(48.4219,50.6779,37.3667)
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