Heavy Gluten 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 | #235 |
| Complementary Color | #a9badd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Gluten Color. The Cracker Bitz 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 saturated alternative called Buttery Leather (#d4b185) for more energetic effect. Try Restrained Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9badd is the best complementary color to Heavy Gluten. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dca 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 White are #ddb2a9 and #d4dda9. Thus found on the left and right of #dca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Sapling colors as they work well with Heavy Gluten.
The split-complementary Heavy Gluten palette consists of #b2a9dd and #a9d4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9badd). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dca, 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 #dca 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 Heavy Gluten. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Gluten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #dca 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. Heavy Gluten tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9badd) and two others. The Aqua Island 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 #a9ddcb and #dda9ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddccaa is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Gluten has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddccaa is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 20% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddccaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,204,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 20, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,42.86%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,23.08%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.6255,0.6088,19.1071) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6674,61.4602,46.8011) |