Toasted Barley 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 | #182234 |
| Complementary Color | #cbd4e6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Barley Color. The Larb Gai 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 Sienna Dust (#dcc4ac) for more energetic effect. Try Capital Grains as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbd4e6 is the best complementary color to Toasted Barley. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7ddcb complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 White Rock are #e6cfcb and #e2e6cb. Thus found on the left and right of #e7ddcb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Toasted Barley.
The split-complementary Toasted Barley palette consists of #cfcbe6 and #cbe2e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd4e6). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e7ddcb, 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 #e7ddcb 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 Toasted Barley. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Barley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7ddcb 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. Toasted Barley tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cbd4e6) 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 #cbe6dd and #e6cbd4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7ddcb is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Barley has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7ddcb is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7ddcb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,221,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 10.98, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(38.57,36.84%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.57,12.12%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4542,0.4185,10.0449) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5909,73.0136,66.9251) |