Buckram Binding 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 | #263c59 |
| Complementary Color | #a6bcd8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buckram Binding Color. The Autumn Air 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 Labyrinth Walk (#c9a487) for more calm effect. Try Desert Riverbed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6bcd8 is the best complementary color to Buckram Binding. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9c3a6 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 Akaroa are #d8a9a6 and #d5d8a6. Thus found on the left and right of #d9c3a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Buckram Binding.
The split-complementary Buckram Binding palette consists of #a9a6d8 and #a6d5d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6bcd8). Try Cold Purple and Sinbad colors in combination with #d9c3a6, 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 #d9c3a6 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 Buckram Binding. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buckram Binding contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9c3a6 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. Buckram Binding tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6bcd8) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6d8c3 and #d8a6bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9c3a6 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Buckram Binding has a hue angle of 34.12°, a saturation of 40.16% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9c3a6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 20% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9c3a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,195,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 20, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(34.12,40.16%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.12,23.5%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9174,3.253,17.4115) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0133,56.5351,44.0892) |