Old Yellow Bricks 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 | #131928 |
| Complementary Color | #d7ddeb |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Yellow Bricks Color. The Assateague Sand 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 Corinthian Pillar (#e1d1b1) for more energetic effect. Try Almond Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7ddeb is the best complementary color to Old Yellow Bricks. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ece6d7 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 #ebdbd7 and #e7ebd7. Thus found on the left and right of #ece6d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Old Yellow Bricks.
The split-complementary Old Yellow Bricks palette consists of #dbd7eb and #d7e7eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7ddeb). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #ece6d7, 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 #ece6d7 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 Old Yellow Bricks. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Yellow Bricks contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece6d7 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. Old Yellow Bricks tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d7ddeb) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bizarre – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7ebe5 and #ebd7dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #ece6d7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Old Yellow Bricks has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece6d7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ece6d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,230,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 8.24, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,35.59%,88.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,8.9%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3847,-0.5097,8.014) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1546,79.3328,75.6417) |