Dakota Wheat is pale, 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 | #1e4271 |
| Complementary Color | #8eb1e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dakota Wheat Color. The Chamois color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Woodstock Rose (#e9cab6) for more calm effect. Try Windswept Canyon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb1e1 is the best complementary color to Dakota Wheat. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1bd8e complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Calico are #e1938e and #dbe18e. Thus found on the left and right of #e1bd8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Zombie colors as they work well with Dakota Wheat.
The split-complementary Dakota Wheat palette consists of #938ee1 and #8edbe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb1e1). Try Dull Lavender and Riptide colors in combination with #e1bd8e, 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 #e1bd8e 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 Dakota Wheat. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dakota Wheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1bd8e 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. Dakota Wheat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8eb1e1) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ee1bd and #e18eb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1bd8e is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Dakota Wheat has a hue angle of 33.98°, a saturation of 58.04% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1bd8e is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1bd8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,189,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 32.55, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(33.98,58.04%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.98,36.89%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6687,6.3967,28.5678) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1314,54.3557,33.2299) |