Plymouth Beige Color

#ddd3c2

Plymouth Beige 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 #222c3d
Complementary Color #c2ccdd
Color Shade: orange (37.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Plymouth Beige Color Sample
Plymouth Beige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddd3c2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Plymouth Beige Color. The Row House Tan 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 Pony Tail (#d2bc9b) for more energetic effect. Try Sonoran Desert as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c2ccdd is the best complementary color to Plymouth Beige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd3c2 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Wafer are #ddc5c2 and #d9ddc2. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd3c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Plymouth Beige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plymouth Beige palette consists of #c5c2dd and #c2d9dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2ccdd). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #ddd3c2, 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 #ddd3c2 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 Plymouth Beige. Thus Lavender Gray and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plymouth Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd3c2 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. Plymouth Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c2ccdd) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2ddd3 and #ddc2cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddd3c2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Plymouth Beige has a hue angle of 37.78°, a saturation of 28.42% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd3c2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddd3c2
RGB Decimal rgb(221,211,194)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 10.59, 13.33
HSL hsl(37.78,28.42%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.78,12.22%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.9228,0.594,9.6385)
XYZ xyz(62.8507,65.8557,60.4378)
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