Link to the Past 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 | #2d4b73 |
| Complementary Color | #8ca9d1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Link to the Past Color. The 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 Trumpet (#d1b669) for more energetic effect. Try Egyptian Pyramid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ca9d1 is the best complementary color to Link to the Past. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2b48c complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Tan are #d1918c and #ccd18c. Thus found on the left and right of #d2b48c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Link to the Past.
The split-complementary Link to the Past palette consists of #918cd1 and #8cccd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ca9d1). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #d2b48c, 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 #d2b48c 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 Link to the Past. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Link to the Past contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2b48c 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. Link to the Past tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ca9d1) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cd1b4 and #d18ca9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2b48c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Link to the Past has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2b48c is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2b48c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,180,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 27.45, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,43.75%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,33.33%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.9745,5.0238,24.4215) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6332,48.2376,31.6112) |