Eaves Color

#cecdad

Eaves is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #313252
Complementary Color #adaece
Color Shade: warm yellow (58.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with black)
Eaves Color Sample
Eaves Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cecdad

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Eaves Color. The Heathered Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Saturnia (#dddbce) for more calm effect. Try White Wisp as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#adaece is the best complementary color to Eaves. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cecdad complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thistle Green are #cebcad and #becead. Thus found on the left and right of #cecdad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Coriander colors as they work well with Eaves.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eaves palette consists of #bcadce and #adbece colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adaece). Try Logan and Casper colors in combination with #cecdad, 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 #cecdad offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Eaves. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eaves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Gum Leaf, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cecdad square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Eaves tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#adaece) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adcecd and #ceadae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cecdad is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Eaves has a hue angle of 58.18°, a saturation of 25.19% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cecdad is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cecdad
RGB Decimal rgb(206,205,173)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 12.94, 19.22
HSL hsl(58.18,25.19%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(58.18,16.02%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7302,-5.03,16.0868)
XYZ xyz(54.8277,59.8016,48.1883)
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