Barberry Sand 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 | #1e2b43 |
| Complementary Color | #bcc9e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barberry Sand Color. The Slopes 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 Mellow Buff (#d8b998) for more energetic effect. Try Colonial Revival Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcc9e1 is the best complementary color to Barberry Sand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1d4bc complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Bone are #e1c1bc and #dbe1bc. Thus found on the left and right of #e1d4bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Barberry Sand.
The split-complementary Barberry Sand palette consists of #c1bce1 and #bcdbe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcc9e1). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e1d4bc, 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 #e1d4bc 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 Barberry Sand. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barberry Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1d4bc 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. Barberry Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bcc9e1) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bce1d4 and #e1bcc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1d4bc is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Barberry Sand has a hue angle of 38.92°, a saturation of 38.14% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1d4bc is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1d4bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,212,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 14.51, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(38.92,38.14%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.92,16.44%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3651,0.5767,13.484) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6719,66.7254,57.1004) |