Bakelite 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 | #192b5a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b7e5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bakelite Color. The Saber Tooth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Buttercream (#efe0cd) for more calm effect. Try Cane Sugar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5b7e5 is the best complementary color to Bakelite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6d4a5 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Zombie are #e5b3a5 and #d7e5a5. Thus found on the left and right of #e6d4a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Caper colors as they work well with Bakelite.
The split-complementary Bakelite palette consists of #b3a5e5 and #a5d7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b7e5). Try Dull Lavender and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e6d4a5, 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 #e6d4a5 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 Bakelite. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bakelite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6d4a5 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. Bakelite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5b7e5) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5e5d3 and #e5a5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6d4a5 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bakelite has a hue angle of 43.38°, a saturation of 56.52% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6d4a5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6d4a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,212,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 25.49, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(43.38,56.52%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.38,28.26%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.315,-0.8254,25.5529) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9681,66.6266,45.1387) |