Louvre is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #223c5b |
| Complementary Color | #a4bedc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Louvre Color. The Sienna Buff 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 saturated alternative called White Acorn (#d7a98c) for more energetic effect. Try Peachy Confection as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a4bedc is the best complementary color to Louvre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddc3a4 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 Cameo are #dca6a4 and #dadca4. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc3a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Sapling colors as they work well with Louvre.
The split-complementary Louvre palette consists of #a6a4dc and #a4dadc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4bedc). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddc3a4, 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 #ddc3a4 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 Louvre. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Louvre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc3a4 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. Louvre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4bedc) and two others. The Fringy Flower 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 #a4dcc2 and #dca4be.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddc3a4 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Louvre has a hue angle of 32.63°, a saturation of 45.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc3a4 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddc3a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,195,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 22.36, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(32.63,45.6%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.63,25.79%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2261,4.4855,18.9603) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0347,57.0827,43.1867) |