Macadamia 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 | #1b3049 |
| Complementary Color | #b6cbe3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Macadamia Color. The Classic Light Buff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oakley Apricot (#e0b695) for more energetic effect. Try Blonde Lace as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6cbe3 is the best complementary color to Macadamia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4cfb6 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 Grain Brown are #e3b8b6 and #e2e3b6. Thus found on the left and right of #e4cfb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Macadamia.
The split-complementary Macadamia palette consists of #b8b6e3 and #b6e1e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6cbe3). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e4cfb6, 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 #e4cfb6 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 Macadamia. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Macadamia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4cfb6 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. Macadamia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6cbe3) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6e3cf and #e3b6cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4cfb6 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Macadamia has a hue angle of 32.61°, a saturation of 46% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4cfb6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4cfb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,207,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 18.04, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(32.61,46%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.61,20.18%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.2239,3.3766,15.0807) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7512,64.497,53.3978) |