Canary Island Color

#e9d4a9

Canary Island 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 #162b56
Complementary Color #a8bde9
Color Shade: orange (40.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Canary Island Color Sample
Canary Island Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9d4a9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Canary Island Color. The Chamois Cloth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gold Winged (#e6d682) for more energetic effect. Try Beehive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8bde9 is the best complementary color to Canary Island. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9d4a9 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Chamois are #e9b3a8 and #dde9a8. Thus found on the left and right of #e9d4a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zinnwaldite and Caper colors as they work well with Canary Island.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Canary Island palette consists of #b3a8e9 and #a8dde9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8bde9). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e9d4a9, 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 #e9d4a9 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 Canary Island. Thus Biloba Flower and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Canary Island contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9d4a9 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. Canary Island tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8bde9) 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 #a8e9d4 and #e9a8bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9d4a9 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Canary Island has a hue angle of 40.31°, a saturation of 59.26% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9d4a9 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9d4a9
RGB Decimal rgb(233,212,169)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 25.1, 8.63
HSL hsl(40.31,59.26%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.31,27.47%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.6427,0.8347,23.9542)
XYZ xyz(64.3092,67.2752,47.1321)
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