Garlic Clove Color

#e2d7c1

Garlic Clove 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 #1d283e
Complementary Color #c1cbe2
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Garlic Clove Color Sample
Garlic Clove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2d7c1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Garlic Clove Color. The Nut Flavor 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 soft alternative called Classic Taupe (#d3bca4) for more calm effect. Try Nutty Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c1cbe2 is the best complementary color to Garlic Clove. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2d7c1 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Bone are #e2c6c1 and #dce2c1. Thus found on the left and right of #e2d7c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Garlic Clove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Garlic Clove palette consists of #c6c1e2 and #c1dce2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1cbe2). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e2d7c1, 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 #e2d7c1 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 Garlic Clove. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Garlic Clove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2d7c1 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. Garlic Clove tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1cbe2) 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 #c1e2d7 and #e2c1cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2d7c1 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Garlic Clove has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 36.26% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2d7c1 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2d7c1
RGB Decimal rgb(226,215,193)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 12.94, 11.37
HSL hsl(40,36.26%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,14.6%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.3155,0.1554,12.2047)
XYZ xyz(65.2901,68.6199,60.2559)
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