Orangery Color

#e6bca9

Orangery is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #194356
Complementary Color #a8d3e6
Color Shade: warm red (18.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with white)
Orangery Color Sample
Orangery Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6bca9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orangery Color. The Nutmeg Frost color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wilted Leaf (#eedac9) for more calm effect. Try Champagne Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a8d3e6 is the best complementary color to Orangery. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6bca9 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cashmere are #e6a8b4 and #e6daa8. Thus found on the left and right of #e6bca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Zombie colors as they work well with Orangery.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orangery palette consists of #a8b4e6 and #a8e6da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8d3e6). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #e6bca9, 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 #e6bca9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orangery. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orangery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6bca9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Orangery tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a8d3e6) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8e6bc and #e6a8d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6bca9 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Orangery has a hue angle of 18.69°, a saturation of 54.95% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6bca9 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 23.93% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6bca9
RGB Decimal rgb(230,188,169)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 23.93, 9.8
HSL hsl(18.69,54.95%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.69,26.52%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.4165,12.278,15.2791)
XYZ xyz(57.7778,55.654,45.2332)
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