Spiced Orange Color

#edc7b6

Spiced Orange is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #123849
Complementary Color #b5dbed
Color Shade: warm red (18.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Spiced Orange Color Sample
Spiced Orange Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edc7b6

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spiced Orange Color. The La Minute 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 Butter Icing (#f5e5da) for more calm effect. Try My Sweetheart as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5dbed is the best complementary color to Spiced Orange. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edc7b6 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zinnwaldite are #edb5c0 and #ede2b5. Thus found on the left and right of #edc7b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Chamois colors as they work well with Spiced Orange.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spiced Orange palette consists of #b5c0ed and #b5ede2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5dbed). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #edc7b6, 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 #edc7b6 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spiced Orange. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spiced Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc7b6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Spiced Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5dbed) and two others. The Madang 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 #b5edc6 and #edb5db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edc7b6 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Spiced Orange has a hue angle of 18.55°, a saturation of 60.44% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc7b6 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #edc7b6
RGB Decimal rgb(237,199,182)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 21.57, 7.06
HSL hsl(18.55,60.44%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.55,23.21%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.0349,10.8952,13.5173)
XYZ xyz(63.792,62.2288,52.9051)
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