Splash of Honey Color

#d8b98c

Splash of Honey is pale, 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 #274673
Complementary Color #8cabd7
Color Shade: orange (35.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Splash of Honey Color Sample
Splash of Honey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8b98c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Splash of Honey Color. The Oak Buff 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 Kombucha (#d89f66) for more energetic effect. Try Caramelo Dulce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8cabd7 is the best complementary color to Splash of Honey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8b98c complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Straw are #d7938c and #d0d78c. Thus found on the left and right of #d8b98c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Deco colors as they work well with Splash of Honey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Splash of Honey palette consists of #938cd7 and #8cd0d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cabd7). Try Chetwode Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d8b98c, 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 #d8b98c 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 Splash of Honey. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Splash of Honey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Feijoa, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8b98c 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. Splash of Honey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8cabd7) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cd7b8 and #d78caa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8b98c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Splash of Honey has a hue angle of 35.53°, a saturation of 49.35% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8b98c is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8b98c
RGB Decimal rgb(216,185,140)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 29.81, 15.29
HSL hsl(35.53,49.35%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.53,35.19%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.7941,4.73,26.9692)
XYZ xyz(50.4015,51.1903,32.0352)
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