Demerara Sugar 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 | #1e4d8f |
| Complementary Color | #709ee0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Demerara Sugar Color. The Yellow Sumac 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 soft alternative called Double Colonial White (#e4cf99) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#709ee0 is the best complementary color to Demerara Sugar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1b270 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 #e07970 and #d7e070. Thus found on the left and right of #e1b270 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Chenin colors as they work well with Demerara Sugar.
The split-complementary Demerara Sugar palette consists of #7970e0 and #70d7e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#709ee0). Try Medium Purple and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #e1b270, 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 #e1b270 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 Demerara Sugar. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Demerara Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1b270 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. Demerara Sugar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#709ee0) 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 #70e0b2 and #e0709e.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1b270 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Demerara Sugar has a hue angle of 35.04°, a saturation of 65.32% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1b270 is made of 0% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1b270 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,178,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.44, 44.32, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(35.04,65.32%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.04,50.22%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.4626,9.1127,40.0496) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8964,49.0182,22.1609) |