Grain Mill Color

#d8c095

Grain Mill 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 #273f6a
Complementary Color #95add7
Color Shade: orange (38.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Grain Mill Color Sample
Grain Mill Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8c095

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grain Mill Color. The Albuquerque color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called New Fawn (#c9a171) for more calm effect. Try Great Dane as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#95add7 is the best complementary color to Grain Mill. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8c095 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 Pavlova are #d79e95 and #ced795. Thus found on the left and right of #d8c095 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Grain Mill.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grain Mill palette consists of #9e95d7 and #95ced7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95add7). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #d8c095, 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 #d8c095 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 Grain Mill. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grain Mill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Vista Blue, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8c095 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. Grain Mill tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#95add7) 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 #95d7c0 and #d795ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8c095 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Grain Mill has a hue angle of 38.51°, a saturation of 46.21% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8c095 is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8c095
RGB Decimal rgb(216,192,149)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.42, 26.28, 15.29
HSL hsl(38.51,46.21%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.51,31.02%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.7339,2.1525,24.814)
XYZ xyz(52.5934,54.4681,36.1752)
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