Oatmeal Bath Color

#ddc7a2

Oatmeal Bath 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 #22385d
Complementary Color #a2b8dd
Color Shade: orange (37.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.1% (better contrasting with black)
Oatmeal Bath Color Sample
Oatmeal Bath Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddc7a2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oatmeal Bath Color. The Proper Temperature color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called African Sand (#ccaa88) for more calm effect. Try New Colonial Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a2b8dd is the best complementary color to Oatmeal Bath. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddc7a2 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Sapling are #dda9a2 and #d5dda2. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc7a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Oatmeal Bath.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oatmeal Bath palette consists of #a9a2dd and #a2d5dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2b8dd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #ddc7a2, 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 #ddc7a2 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 Oatmeal Bath. Thus Light Wisteria and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oatmeal Bath contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc7a2 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. Oatmeal Bath tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2b8dd) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2ddc7 and #dda2b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddc7a2 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Oatmeal Bath has a hue angle of 37.63°, a saturation of 46.46% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc7a2 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddc7a2
RGB Decimal rgb(221,199,162)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 23.14, 13.33
HSL hsl(37.63,46.46%,75.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.63,26.7%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.1968,2.1121,21.3647)
XYZ xyz(56.7638,58.8276,42.5455)
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