Quinoa 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 | #06132e |
| Complementary Color | #d0ddf9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Quinoa Color. The Blended Fruit 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 Sugar Cookie (#f2e2a4) for more calm effect. Try Ice Cream Parlour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d0ddf9 is the best complementary color to Quinoa. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9ecd1 complementary color is Tropical 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 Champagne are #f9d7d0 and #f1f9d0. Thus found on the left and right of #f9ecd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Givry and Corn Field colors as they work well with Quinoa.
The split-complementary Quinoa palette consists of #d7d0f9 and #d0f1f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0ddf9). Try Perfume and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f9ecd1, 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 #f9ecd1 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 Quinoa. Thus Perfume and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quinoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9ecd1 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. Quinoa tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d0ddf9) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0f9ec and #f9d0dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9ecd1 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Quinoa has a hue angle of 40.5°, a saturation of 76.92% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9ecd1 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9ecd1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,236,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 15.69, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(40.5,76.92%,89.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.5,16.06%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.7684,0.0662,14.6669) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.571,84.7341,72.4304) |