Soft Wheat 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 | #264263 |
| Complementary Color | #9cb8d9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Wheat Color. The Double Pearl Lusta color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deserted Beach (#e7dbbf) for more energetic effect. Try Fish Bone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9cb8d9 is the best complementary color to Soft Wheat. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9bd9c complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Cameo are #d99e9c and #d6d99c. Thus found on the left and right of #d9bd9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Deco colors as they work well with Soft Wheat.
The split-complementary Soft Wheat palette consists of #9e9cd9 and #9cd6d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cb8d9). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #d9bd9c, 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 #d9bd9c 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 Soft Wheat. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9bd9c 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. Soft Wheat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cb8d9) 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 #9cd9bd and #d99cb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9bd9c is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Wheat has a hue angle of 32.46°, a saturation of 44.53% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9bd9c is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9bd9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,189,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 23.92, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(32.46,44.53%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.46,28.11%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.197,5.0392,20.3671) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8136,53.5472,39.0046) |