Coco Malt 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 | #1b2336 |
| Complementary Color | #c9d1e3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Coco Malt Color. The Bleached Wheat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Luster White (#f4f1ec) for more calm effect. Try Primitive Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9d1e3 is the best complementary color to Coco Malt. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4dcc9 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e3cec9 and #dee3c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e4dcc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Tana colors as they work well with Coco Malt.
The split-complementary Coco Malt palette consists of #cec9e3 and #c9dee3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d1e3). Try Blue Haze and Botticelli colors in combination with #e4dcc9, 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 #e4dcc9 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 Coco Malt. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coco Malt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4dcc9 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. Coco Malt tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d1e3) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9e3dc and #e3c9d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4dcc9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Coco Malt has a hue angle of 42.22°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4dcc9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4dcc9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,220,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 10.59, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(42.22,33.33%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.22,11.84%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.9192,-0.4497,10.2994) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1307,71.8974,65.5451) |