Seasoned Salt Color

#cec2a1

Seasoned Salt is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #313d5e
Complementary Color #a1acce
Color Shade: orange (44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Seasoned Salt Color Sample
Seasoned Salt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec2a1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Seasoned Salt Color. The Curds and Whey 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 Gold Rush (#c4a777) for more energetic effect. Try Medallion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a1acce is the best complementary color to Seasoned Salt. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec2a1 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 Chino are #ceaba1 and #c3cea1. Thus found on the left and right of #cec2a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Green Mist colors as they work well with Seasoned Salt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seasoned Salt palette consists of #aba1ce and #a1c3ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1acce). Try Wistful and Casper colors in combination with #cec2a1, 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 #cec2a1 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 Seasoned Salt. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seasoned Salt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec2a1 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. Seasoned Salt tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a1acce) 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 #a1cec2 and #cea1ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec2a1 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Seasoned Salt has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 31.47% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec2a1 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec2a1
RGB Decimal rgb(206,194,161)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 17.64, 19.22
HSL hsl(44,31.47%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44,21.84%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6239,-1.088,18.1392)
XYZ xyz(51.1784,54.2786,41.4976)
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