Almeja Color

#f5e0c9

Almeja 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 #0a1f36
Complementary Color #c9def4
Color Shade: orange (31.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Almeja Color Sample
Almeja Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5e0c9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Almeja Color. The Marquisette 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 Carving Party (#f0c39f) for more energetic effect. Try New Orleans as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9def4 is the best complementary color to Almeja. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5e0c9 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f4cac9 and #f3f4c9. Thus found on the left and right of #f5e0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tusk colors as they work well with Almeja.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almeja palette consists of #cac9f4 and #c9f3f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9def4). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f5e0c9, 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 #f5e0c9 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 Almeja. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almeja contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Madang, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5e0c9 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Almeja tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9def4) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9f4e0 and #f4c9dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5e0c9 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Almeja has a hue angle of 31.36°, a saturation of 68.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5e0c9 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5e0c9
RGB Decimal rgb(245,224,201)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 17.26, 3.92
HSL hsl(31.36,68.75%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.36,17.96%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.2944,3.5734,13.8645)
XYZ xyz(74.8545,76.9408,66.1642)
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