Frosted Almond Color

#d2c2ac

Frosted Almond 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 #2d3d53
Complementary Color #acbcd2
Color Shade: orange (34.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.9% (better contrasting with white)
Frosted Almond Color Sample
Frosted Almond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2c2ac

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Almond Color. The Toffee Tan 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 Light Ash Brown (#c2a487) for more energetic effect. Try Mocha Foam as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#acbcd2 is the best complementary color to Frosted Almond. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2c2ac complementary color is Casper, 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 Vanilla are #d2afac and #cfd2ac. Thus found on the left and right of #d2c2ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Frosted Almond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosted Almond palette consists of #afacd2 and #accfd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acbcd2). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d2c2ac, 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 #d2c2ac 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 Frosted Almond. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosted Almond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2c2ac 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. Frosted Almond tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#acbcd2) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acd2c2 and #d2acbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2c2ac is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Almond has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 29.69% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2c2ac is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2c2ac
RGB Decimal rgb(210,194,172)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 14.9, 17.65
HSL hsl(34.74,29.69%,74.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.74,18.1%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.193,2.0467,13.097)
XYZ xyz(53.3165,55.2638,46.8866)
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