Jojoba Color

#dabe81

Jojoba 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 #25417e
Complementary Color #819dda
Color Shade: orange (41.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Jojoba Color Sample
Jojoba Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dabe81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Jojoba Color. The New Fawn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Larb Gai (#dfc6aa) for more calm effect. Try Brick Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#819dda is the best complementary color to Jojoba. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dabe81 complementary color is Chetwode Blue, 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 Calico are #da9181 and #c9da81. Thus found on the left and right of #dabe81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burning Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Jojoba.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jojoba palette consists of #9181da and #81c9da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#819dda). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #dabe81, 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 #dabe81 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 Jojoba. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jojoba contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dabe81 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. Jojoba tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#819dda) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81dabe and #da819d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dabe81 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Jojoba has a hue angle of 41.12°, a saturation of 54.6% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dabe81 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #dabe81
RGB Decimal rgb(218,190,129)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 24%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 34.9, 14.51
HSL hsl(41.12,54.6%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.12,40.83%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.062,1.6278,34.4546)
XYZ xyz(51.2893,53.3173,28.3569)
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