Oat Straw 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 | #0e296b |
| Complementary Color | #93aef1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oat Straw Color. The Pyramid Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fulgurite Copper (#e6b77e) for more calm effect. Try Polvo de Oro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93aef1 is the best complementary color to Oat Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1d694 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 New Orleans are #f1a793 and #ddf193. Thus found on the left and right of #f1d694 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tacao and Khaki colors as they work well with Oat Straw.
The split-complementary Oat Straw palette consists of #a793f1 and #93ddf1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93aef1). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f1d694, 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 #f1d694 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 Oat Straw. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oat Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Magic Mint, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1d694 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. Oat Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#93aef1) and two others. The Magic Mint 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 #93f1d6 and #f193af.
In a RGB color space, hex #f1d694 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Oat Straw has a hue angle of 42.58°, a saturation of 76.86% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1d694 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 5.49% black ink.
| HEX | #f1d694 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(241,214,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 36.47, 5.49 |
| HSL | hsl(42.58,76.86%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.58,38.59%,94.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4704,0.3361,36.0334) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6675,68.932,37.8611) |