Manuscript Color

#d1c9ba

Manuscript 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 #2e3645
Complementary Color #bac2d0
Color Shade: orange (39.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with black)
Manuscript Color Sample
Manuscript Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1c9ba

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Manuscript Color. The Vast Desert 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 Renwick Beige (#c3b09d) for more energetic effect. Try Beachside Villa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bac2d0 is the best complementary color to Manuscript. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1c9ba complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #d0bdba and #cdd0ba. Thus found on the left and right of #d1c9ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Manuscript.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Manuscript palette consists of #bdbad0 and #bacdd0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bac2d0). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #d1c9ba, 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 #d1c9ba 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 Manuscript. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Manuscript contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1c9ba 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. Manuscript tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bac2d0) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bad0c8 and #d0bac1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1c9ba is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Manuscript has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1c9ba is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d1c9ba
RGB Decimal rgb(209,201,186)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.02, 18.04
HSL hsl(39.13,20%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.13,11%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.2222,0.2154,8.4744)
XYZ xyz(56.0441,58.8738,54.8643)
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