Barley Groats 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 | #040d24 |
| Complementary Color | #dae3fb |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barley Groats Color. The Pasta 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 Captivating Cream (#f4d9b1) for more calm effect. Try Icy Lemonade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dae3fb is the best complementary color to Barley Groats. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbf2db complementary color is Hawkes 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 Citrine White are #fbe1da and #f4fbda. Thus found on the left and right of #fbf2db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Orinoco colors as they work well with Barley Groats.
The split-complementary Barley Groats palette consists of #e1dafb and #daf3fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dae3fb). Try Selago and Foam colors in combination with #fbf2db, 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 #fbf2db 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 Barley Groats. Thus Selago and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barley Groats contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Scandal, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbf2db 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. Barley Groats tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dae3fb) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dafbf2 and #fbdae3.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbf2db is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Barley Groats has a hue angle of 43.13°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 92.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbf2db is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbf2db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,242,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 12.55, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(43.13,80%,92.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.13,12.75%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.6339,-0.7424,12.1694) |
| XYZ | xyz(84.322,89.128,79.777) |