Hubbard Squash Color

#e9bf8c

Hubbard Squash is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #164073
Complementary Color #8cb5e9
Color Shade: orange (32.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Hubbard Squash Color Sample
Hubbard Squash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9bf8c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hubbard Squash Color. The Belgian Waffle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Limitless (#f0ddb8) for more calm effect. Try Roasted Seeds as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8cb5e9 is the best complementary color to Hubbard Squash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9bf8c complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Gold Sand are #e9908c and #e4e98c. Thus found on the left and right of #e9bf8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Hubbard Squash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hubbard Squash palette consists of #908ce9 and #8ce4e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb5e9). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #e9bf8c, 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 #e9bf8c 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 Hubbard Squash. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hubbard Squash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9bf8c 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. Hubbard Squash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8cb5e9) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ce9bf and #e98cb6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9bf8c is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Hubbard Squash has a hue angle of 32.9°, a saturation of 67.88% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9bf8c is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9bf8c
RGB Decimal rgb(233,191,140)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 36.47, 8.63
HSL hsl(32.9,67.88%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.9,39.91%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.8855,8.2701,31.3718)
XYZ xyz(56.9687,56.4787,32.7098)
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