Manila 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 | #183656 |
| Complementary Color | #a9c6e6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Manila Color. The Ancient Ivory color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tumbleweed (#deaa88) for more energetic effect. Try Crackled as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9c6e6 is the best complementary color to Manila. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7c9a9 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 Cashmere are #e6aaa9 and #e5e6a9. Thus found on the left and right of #e7c9a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Hampton colors as they work well with Manila.
The split-complementary Manila palette consists of #aaa9e6 and #a9e5e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9c6e6). Try Dull Lavender and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e7c9a9, 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 #e7c9a9 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 Manila. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Manila contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7c9a9 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. Manila tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9c6e6) 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 #a9e6c9 and #e6a9c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7c9a9 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Manila has a hue angle of 30.97°, a saturation of 56.36% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7c9a9 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7c9a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,201,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 24.32, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(30.97,56.36%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.97,26.84%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7145,5.8013,19.8922) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0031,61.6268,46.2161) |