San Carlos Plaza Color

#d9bb8e

San Carlos Plaza 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 #264471
Complementary Color #8dabd9
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with white)
San Carlos Plaza Color Sample
San Carlos Plaza Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9bb8e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to San Carlos Plaza Color. The Dull Light Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Afghan Hound (#e2d7b5) for more calm effect. Try Kombucha as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8dabd9 is the best complementary color to San Carlos Plaza. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9bb8e 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 Brandy are #d9958d and #d1d98d. Thus found on the left and right of #d9bb8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with San Carlos Plaza.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary San Carlos Plaza palette consists of #958dd9 and #8dd1d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8dabd9). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #d9bb8e, 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 #d9bb8e 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 San Carlos Plaza. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of San Carlos Plaza contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9bb8e 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. San Carlos Plaza tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8dabd9) 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 #8dd9bb and #d98dab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9bb8e is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode San Carlos Plaza has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 49.67% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9bb8e is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9bb8e
RGB Decimal rgb(217,187,142)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 29.41, 14.9
HSL hsl(36,49.67%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,34.56%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.4273,4.3071,26.7748)
XYZ xyz(51.2681,52.2454,32.9734)
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