Soybean Color

#d2c29d

Soybean 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 #2d3d62
Complementary Color #9dadd2
Color Shade: orange (41.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Soybean Color Sample
Soybean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2c29d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soybean Color. The With the Grain 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 soft alternative called Graham Cracker (#c0a480) for more calm effect. Try Chestnut Butter as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9dadd2 is the best complementary color to Soybean. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2c29d 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 Yuma are #d2a79d and #c7d29d. Thus found on the left and right of #d2c29d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Soybean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soybean palette consists of #a79dd2 and #9dc7d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9dadd2). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d2c29d, 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 #d2c29d 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 Soybean. Thus East Side and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soybean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2c29d 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. Soybean tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9dadd2) and two others. The Sinbad 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 #9dd2c2 and #d29dad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2c29d is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Soybean has a hue angle of 41.89°, a saturation of 37.06% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2c29d is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 20.78% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2c29d
RGB Decimal rgb(210,194,157)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 20.78, 17.65
HSL hsl(41.89,37.06%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.89,25.24%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.8794,-0.1399,20.6784)
XYZ xyz(51.9559,54.7195,39.7218)
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