Sweet Maple is calm, 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 | #225093 |
| Complementary Color | #6c9adc |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Maple Color. The Brown Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Alchemy (#e7cf8c) for more energetic effect. Try Amiable Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c9adc is the best complementary color to Sweet Maple. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddaf6c complementary color is Havelock Blue, 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 Harvest Gold are #dc766c and #d2dc6c. Thus found on the left and right of #ddaf6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Sweet Maple.
The split-complementary Sweet Maple palette consists of #766cdc and #6cd2dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c9adc). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #ddaf6c, 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 #ddaf6c 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 Sweet Maple. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Maple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddaf6c 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. Sweet Maple tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c9adc) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6cdcaf and #dc6c99.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddaf6c is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Maple has a hue angle of 35.58°, a saturation of 62.43% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaf6c is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddaf6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,175,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 44.32, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(35.58,62.43%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.58,51.13%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2631,8.7071,40.5161) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8555,47.1148,20.7592) |