Almond Brittle 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 | #1a2c46 |
| Complementary Color | #b9cbe4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Brittle Color. The Pancho 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 Tower Tan (#d5b59b) for more calm effect. Try Roasted Almond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b9cbe4 is the best complementary color to Almond Brittle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5d3b9 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 #e4bdb9 and #e1e4b9. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d3b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Almond Brittle.
The split-complementary Almond Brittle palette consists of #bdb9e4 and #b9e1e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9cbe4). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e5d3b9, 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 #e5d3b9 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 Almond Brittle. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almond Brittle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d3b9 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. Almond Brittle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b9cbe4) 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 #b9e4d3 and #e4b9cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5d3b9 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Brittle has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 45.83% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d3b9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5d3b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,211,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 17.25, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(35.45,45.83%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.45,19.21%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3772,2.1045,15.1311) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3643,66.7493,55.3905) |