Almond Paste Color

#e5dbc5

Almond Paste 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 #1a243a
Complementary Color #c5cfe4
Color Shade: orange (41.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.53% (better contrasting with black)
Almond Paste Color Sample
Almond Paste Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5dbc5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Paste Color. The Louvre 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 saturated alternative called Natural Rice Beige (#dcc39f) for more energetic effect. Try Canoe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5cfe4 is the best complementary color to Almond Paste. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5dbc5 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 #e4cbc5 and #dfe4c5. Thus found on the left and right of #e5dbc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Almond Paste.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almond Paste palette consists of #cbc5e4 and #c5dfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cfe4). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5dbc5, 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 #e5dbc5 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 Paste. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almond Paste contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5dbc5 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. Almond Paste tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5cfe4) 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 #c5e4da and #e4c5cf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5dbc5 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Paste has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 38.1% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5dbc5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5dbc5
RGB Decimal rgb(229,219,197)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 12.55, 10.2
HSL hsl(41.25,38.1%,83.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.25,13.97%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.6559,-0.2099,12.0368)
XYZ xyz(67.7227,71.3523,63.0263)
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