Almond 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 | #122337 |
| Complementary Color | #c8d9ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almond Color. The Italian Straw 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 soft alternative called Oriental Scent (#e2bfa8) for more calm effect. Try Peach Latte as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8d9ed is the best complementary color to Almond. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eddcc8 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Almond are #edc9c8 and #ebedc8. Thus found on the left and right of #eddcc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Fall Green colors as they work well with Almond.
The split-complementary Almond palette consists of #c9c8ed and #c8ebed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8d9ed). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #eddcc8, 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 #eddcc8 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 Almond. Thus French Lilac and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Fringy Flower, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddcc8 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. Almond tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c8d9ed) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8eddc and #edc8d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddcc8 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Almond has a hue angle of 32.43°, a saturation of 50.68% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddcc8 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddcc8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,220,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 14.51, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(32.43,50.68%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.43,15.61%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6196,2.6065,11.9207) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9436,73.3611,65.0646) |