Pancake Mix is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #284059 |
| Complementary Color | #a6bed6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pancake Mix Color. The Neutral Ground color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Maple Sugar (#c9a38d) for more calm effect. Try Sweetwood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6bed6 is the best complementary color to Pancake Mix. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7bfa6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Akaroa are #d6a6a6 and #d6d6a6. Thus found on the left and right of #d7bfa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Akaroa colors as they work well with Pancake Mix.
The split-complementary Pancake Mix palette consists of #a6a6d6 and #a6d6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6bed6). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d7bfa6, 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 #d7bfa6 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 Pancake Mix. Thus Cold Purple and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pancake Mix contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7bfa6 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pancake Mix tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a6bed6) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6d6bf and #d6a6be.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7bfa6 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pancake Mix has a hue angle of 30.61°, a saturation of 37.98% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7bfa6 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7bfa6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,191,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 19.21, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(30.61,37.98%,74.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.61,22.79%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7303,4.6114,15.7263) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5381,54.4619,43.7668) |