Ground Ginger is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #263560 |
| Complementary Color | #9fadd9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ground Ginger Color. The Pony 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 Camelback (#c5aa85) for more calm effect. Try Drops of Honey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fadd9 is the best complementary color to Ground Ginger. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9ca9f complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 #d9ad9f and #cbd99f. Thus found on the left and right of #d9ca9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Ground Ginger.
The split-complementary Ground Ginger palette consists of #ac9fd9 and #9fcbd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fadd9). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #d9ca9f, 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 #d9ca9f 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 Ground Ginger. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ground Ginger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9ca9f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ground Ginger tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9fadd9) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fd9ca and #d99fad.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9ca9f is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ground Ginger has a hue angle of 44.48°, a saturation of 43.28% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9ca9f is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9ca9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,202,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 22.75, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(44.48,43.28%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.48,26.73%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5635,-1.3811,23.3987) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9938,59.496,41.3336) |