Cake Spice is calm, 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 | #29598d |
| Complementary Color | #71a2d6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cake Spice Color. The Chalky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called True Blonde (#dcc49b) for more calm effect. Try Chamomile Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71a2d6 is the best complementary color to Cake Spice. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6a672 complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #d67471 and #d4d671. Thus found on the left and right of #d6a672 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Tacha colors as they work well with Cake Spice.
The split-complementary Cake Spice palette consists of #7371d6 and #71d4d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71a2d6). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d6a672, 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 #d6a672 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 Cake Spice. Thus Lilac Bush and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cake Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6a672 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. Cake Spice tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#71a2d6) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71d6a6 and #d671a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6a672 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cake Spice has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 54.95% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6a672 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6a672 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,166,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 39.21, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,54.95%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,46.73%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.4078,11.2152,33.6339) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.405,42.7835,21.8372) |