Italian Straw 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 | #182e5e |
| Complementary Color | #a1b6e6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Italian Straw Color. The Honey Gold 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 Butterscotch Sundae (#dbb486) for more calm effect. Try Boudin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a1b6e6 is the best complementary color to Italian Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7d1a1 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 #e6ada1 and #d9e6a1. Thus found on the left and right of #e7d1a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Zombie colors as they work well with Italian Straw.
The split-complementary Italian Straw palette consists of #ada1e6 and #a1d9e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1b6e6). Try Dull Lavender and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e7d1a1, 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 #e7d1a1 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 Italian Straw. Thus Light Wisteria and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Italian Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7d1a1 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. Italian Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a1b6e6) and two others. The Water Leaf 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 #a1e6d0 and #e6a1b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7d1a1 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Italian Straw has a hue angle of 41.14°, a saturation of 59.32% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7d1a1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7d1a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,209,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 27.45, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(41.14,59.32%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.14,30.3%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.5677,0.5893,26.6371) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1885,65.1631,43.0183) |