Boudin Color

#dab27d

Boudin 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 #254d82
Complementary Color #7ca4da
Color Shade: orange (34.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Boudin Color Sample
Boudin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dab27d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Boudin Color. The Gates of Gold 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 Santa Fe Sunrise (#cc9469) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7ca4da is the best complementary color to Boudin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dab27d complementary color is Danube, 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 Tumbleweed are #da837c and #d3da7c. Thus found on the left and right of #dab27d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Boudin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boudin palette consists of #837cda and #7cd3da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ca4da). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #dab27d, 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 #dab27d 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 Boudin. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boudin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dab27d 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. Boudin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7ca4da) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cdab2 and #da7ca4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dab27d is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Boudin has a hue angle of 34.19°, a saturation of 55.69% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dab27d is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #dab27d
RGB Decimal rgb(218,178,125)
RGB Percentage 42%, 34%, 24%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 36.47, 14.51
HSL hsl(34.19,55.69%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.19,42.66%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9678,7.5448,32.5189)
XYZ xyz(48.5355,48.2269,26.1527)
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