Sweet Angelica Color

#e8d08e

Sweet Angelica 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 #172f71
Complementary Color #8ea5e8
Color Shade: orange (44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.33% (better contrasting with black)
Sweet Angelica Color Sample
Sweet Angelica Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8d08e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Angelica Color. The Pyramid 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 saturated alternative called Harvest Gold (#eab76a) for more energetic effect. Try Sugared Pears as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ea5e8 is the best complementary color to Sweet Angelica. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8d08e complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Putty are #e8a38e and #d3e88e. Thus found on the left and right of #e8d08e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Sweet Angelica.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Angelica palette consists of #a38ee8 and #8ed3e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ea5e8). Try Dull Lavender and Cornflower colors in combination with #e8d08e, 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 #e8d08e 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 Sweet Angelica. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Angelica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Granny Smith Apple, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8d08e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Sweet Angelica tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ea5e8) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ee8d0 and #e88ea5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8d08e is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Angelica has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 66.18% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8d08e is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8d08e
RGB Decimal rgb(232,208,142)
RGB Percentage 40%, 36%, 24%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 35.29, 9.02
HSL hsl(44,66.18%,73.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44,38.79%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.0805,-0.7614,35.8274)
XYZ xyz(60.7171,64.2205,34.7869)
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