Birdseye Maple Color

#e4c495

Birdseye Maple 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 #1b3b6a
Complementary Color #94b4e4
Color Shade: orange (35.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.92% (better contrasting with black)
Birdseye Maple Color Sample
Birdseye Maple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4c495

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Birdseye Maple Color. The Gehenna's Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Eastern Spice (#dba87f) for more calm effect. Try Thai Ice Tea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#94b4e4 is the best complementary color to Birdseye Maple. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4c495 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Calico are #e49c94 and #dce494. Thus found on the left and right of #e4c495 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Zombie colors as they work well with Birdseye Maple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Birdseye Maple palette consists of #9c94e4 and #94dce4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94b4e4). Try Dull Lavender and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e4c495, 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 #e4c495 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 Birdseye Maple. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Birdseye Maple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4c495 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. Birdseye Maple tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#94b4e4) 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 #94e4c4 and #e494b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4c495 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Birdseye Maple has a hue angle of 35.7°, a saturation of 59.4% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4c495 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4c495
RGB Decimal rgb(228,196,149)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 30.98, 10.59
HSL hsl(35.7,59.4%,73.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.7,34.65%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.8187,4.7183,27.8125)
XYZ xyz(57.1597,58.1438,36.644)
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