Bagel Color

#f6cd9b

Bagel 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 #093264
Complementary Color #9ac3f6
Color Shade: orange (32.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Bagel Color Sample
Bagel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6cd9b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bagel Color. The Catalina Tile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foundation (#f8e8c5) for more calm effect. Try Light Curd as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9ac3f6 is the best complementary color to Bagel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6cd9b complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Manhattan are #f69f9a and #f1f69a. Thus found on the left and right of #f6cd9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Texas colors as they work well with Bagel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bagel palette consists of #9f9af6 and #9af1f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ac3f6). Try Portage and Charlotte colors in combination with #f6cd9b, 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 #f6cd9b 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 Bagel. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bagel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6cd9b 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. Bagel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ac3f6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9af6cd and #f69ac3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6cd9b is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Bagel has a hue angle of 32.97°, a saturation of 83.49% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6cd9b is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6cd9b
RGB Decimal rgb(246,205,155)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 35.69, 3.53
HSL hsl(32.97,83.49%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.97,36.99%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.8033,7.7154,30.3075)
XYZ xyz(65.7538,65.622,40.2111)
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