Pale 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 | #263d60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fb6d9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Wheat Color. The Desert Riverbed 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 soft alternative called Rodeo Dust (#c7a384) for more calm effect. Try Pacific Bluffs as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fb6d9 is the best complementary color to Pale 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 #d9c29f complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Pavlova are #d9a49f and #d3d99f. Thus found on the left and right of #d9c29f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Deco colors as they work well with Pale Wheat.
The split-complementary Pale Wheat palette consists of #a49fd9 and #9fd3d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fb6d9). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #d9c29f, 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 #d9c29f 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 Pale Wheat. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9c29f 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. Pale Wheat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fb6d9) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fd9c2 and #d99fb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9c29f is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Wheat has a hue angle of 36.21°, a saturation of 43.28% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9c29f is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9c29f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,194,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 22.75, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(36.21,43.28%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.21,26.73%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5218,2.8054,20.5941) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1651,55.8385,40.724) |