Straw 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 | #2b4072 |
| Complementary Color | #8da2d3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Straw Color. The Wonton Dumpling 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 soft alternative called Bleached Maple (#c7a06c) for more calm effect. Try New Fawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8da2d3 is the best complementary color to Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4bf8d 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 Straw are #d39b8d and #c5d38d. Thus found on the left and right of #d4bf8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Straw.
The split-complementary Straw palette consists of #9b8dd3 and #8dc5d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8da2d3). Try Cold Purple and Half Baked colors in combination with #d4bf8d, 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 #d4bf8d 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 Straw. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Vista Blue, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4bf8d 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. Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8da2d3) 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 #8dd3be and #d38da1.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4bf8d is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Straw has a hue angle of 42.25°, a saturation of 45.22% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4bf8d is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4bf8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,191,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 27.85, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(42.25,45.22%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.25,33.49%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.9822,0.1128,27.97) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5899,53.1817,32.798) |