Almond Wisp Color

#d6cab9

Almond Wisp 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 #293546
Complementary Color #b9c5d6
Color Shade: orange (35.17° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
Almond Wisp Color Sample
Almond Wisp Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6cab9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Wisp Color. The Tawny 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 Sycorax Bronze (#cbb394) for more energetic effect. Try Toasted Wheat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b9c5d6 is the best complementary color to Almond Wisp. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6cab9 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 #d6bbb9 and #d3d6b9. Thus found on the left and right of #d6cab9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Tana colors as they work well with Almond Wisp.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almond Wisp palette consists of #bbb9d6 and #b9d3d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9c5d6). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d6cab9, 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 #d6cab9 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 Almond Wisp. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almond Wisp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6cab9 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. Almond Wisp tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b9c5d6) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9d6ca and #d6b9c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6cab9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Wisp has a hue angle of 35.17°, a saturation of 26.13% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6cab9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6cab9
RGB Decimal rgb(214,202,185)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 11.37, 16.08
HSL hsl(35.17,26.13%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.17,13.55%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.8599,1.3333,9.9742)
XYZ xyz(57.609,60.04,54.4515)
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