Male 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 | #29313c |
| Complementary Color | #c3cbd6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Male Color. The Coral Reef 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 Land Rush Bone (#c9bba1) for more energetic effect. Try Windsor Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3cbd6 is the best complementary color to Male. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6cec3 complementary color is Heather, 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 Swirl are #d6c4c3 and #d4d6c3. Thus found on the left and right of #d6cec3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Male.
The split-complementary Male palette consists of #c4c3d6 and #c3d4d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3cbd6). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #d6cec3, 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 #d6cec3 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 Male. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Male contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6cec3 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. Male tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c3cbd6) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3d6ce and #d6c3cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6cec3 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Male has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 18.81% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6cec3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6cec3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,206,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 7.45, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,18.81%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,8.88%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.1145,0.8723,6.4408) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6532,62.3789,60.526) |