Soft Amber is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2e394b |
| Complementary Color | #b3bed1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Amber Color. The Toasted Wheat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Transcend (#c3ac98) for more energetic effect. Try Trail Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3bed1 is the best complementary color to Soft Amber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1c6b4 complementary color is Heather, 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 Soft Amber are #d1b7b3 and #cdd1b3. Thus found on the left and right of #d1c6b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Soft Amber.
The split-complementary Soft Amber palette consists of #b7b3d1 and #b3cdd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3bed1). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d1c6b4, 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 #d1c6b4 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 Soft Amber. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1c6b4 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. Soft Amber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3bed1) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3d1c6 and #d1b3be.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1c6b4 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Amber has a hue angle of 37.24°, a saturation of 23.97% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1c6b4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1c6b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,198,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 11.37, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(37.24,23.97%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.24,13.88%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3137,0.8201,10.3877) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7268,57.2388,51.3438) |