Autumn Malt is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #315b71 |
| Complementary Color | #8eb8ce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Autumn Malt Color. The Copperleaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ginger Whisper (#cc8877) for more energetic effect. Try Comforting as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb8ce is the best complementary color to Autumn Malt. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cea48e complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #ce8e98 and #cec48e. Thus found on the left and right of #cea48e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Yuma colors as they work well with Autumn Malt.
The split-complementary Autumn Malt palette consists of #8e98ce and #8ecec4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb8ce). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #cea48e, 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 #cea48e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Autumn Malt. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Autumn Malt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #cea48e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Autumn Malt tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8eb8ce) 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 #8ecea4 and #ce8eb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #cea48e is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Autumn Malt has a hue angle of 20.63°, a saturation of 39.51% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cea48e is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cea48e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,164,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 25.09, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(20.63,39.51%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.63,31.07%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.6121,12.3199,17.2978) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6115,41.6257,31.3272) |