Cafe Latte Color

#d6c6b4

Cafe Latte is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #29394b
Complementary Color #b4c4d5
Color Shade: orange (31.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Cafe Latte Color Sample
Cafe Latte Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6c6b4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cafe Latte Color. The Friendly Homestead 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 Canvas Satchel (#ccb88d) for more energetic effect. Try Trek Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b4c4d5 is the best complementary color to Cafe Latte. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6c6b4 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 Soft Amber are #d5b5b4 and #d4d5b4. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c6b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Cafe Latte.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cafe Latte palette consists of #b5b4d5 and #b4d4d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4c4d5). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d6c6b4, 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 #d6c6b4 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 Cafe Latte. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cafe Latte contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c6b4 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. Cafe Latte tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b4c4d5) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4d5c6 and #d5b4c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6c6b4 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cafe Latte has a hue angle of 31.76°, a saturation of 29.31% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c6b4 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6c6b4
RGB Decimal rgb(214,198,180)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 13.33, 16.08
HSL hsl(31.76,29.31%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.76,15.89%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.7274,2.6463,11.0332)
XYZ xyz(56.1639,57.9796,51.411)
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