Almond Biscuit is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #163656 |
| Complementary Color | #a8c8e9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Biscuit Color. The Tulip White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Creme (#f2e6cf) for more calm effect. Try Nairobi Dusk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8c8e9 is the best complementary color to Almond Biscuit. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9c9a9 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zinnwaldite are #e9a8a8 and #e9e9a8. Thus found on the left and right of #e9c9a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Almond Biscuit.
The split-complementary Almond Biscuit palette consists of #a8a8e9 and #a8e9e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8c8e9). Try Biloba Flower and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e9c9a9, 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 #e9c9a9 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Almond Biscuit. Thus Biloba Flower and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almond Biscuit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9c9a9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Almond Biscuit tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8c8e9) 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 #a8e9c9 and #e9a8c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9c9a9 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Almond Biscuit has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 59.26% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9c9a9 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9c9a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,201,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 25.1, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(30,59.26%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,27.47%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8929,6.5571,20.1668) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6523,61.9615,46.2465) |