Garbanzo Paste is calm, 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 | #11397b |
| Complementary Color | #84acee |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Garbanzo Paste Color. The Butter Honey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Golden Patina (#e4aa76) for more calm effect. Try Dune King as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#84acee is the best complementary color to Garbanzo Paste. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eec684 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Tacao are #ee9184 and #e1ee84. Thus found on the left and right of #eec684 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Garbanzo Paste.
The split-complementary Garbanzo Paste palette consists of #9184ee and #84e0ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84acee). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #eec684, 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 #eec684 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 Garbanzo Paste. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Garbanzo Paste contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eec684 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. Garbanzo Paste tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#84acee) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84eec6 and #ee84ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #eec684 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Garbanzo Paste has a hue angle of 37.36°, a saturation of 75.71% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eec684 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eec684 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,198,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.68, 41.57, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(37.36,75.71%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.36,44.54%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9637,5.7504,38.3096) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6188,60.2313,30.3133) |