Elise 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 | #272846 |
| Complementary Color | #b8b9d8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Elise Color. The Large Wild Convolvulus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Prairie Winds (#e8e6d9) for more calm effect. Try Brilliant Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8b9d8 is the best complementary color to Elise. 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 #d8d7b9 complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #d8c7b8 and #c9d8b8. Thus found on the left and right of #d8d7b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Pixie Green colors as they work well with Elise.
The split-complementary Elise palette consists of #c7b8d8 and #b8c9d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b9d8). Try Lavender Gray and Casper colors in combination with #d8d7b9, 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 #d8d7b9 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 Elise. Thus London Hue and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Surf, and Pink Flare split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8d7b9 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elise tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b8b9d8) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8d8d7 and #d8b8b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8d7b9 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Elise has a hue angle of 58.06°, a saturation of 28.44% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8d7b9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8d7b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,215,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 12.16, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(58.06,28.44%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.06,14.35%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3535,-4.6959,14.9478) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3763,66.7026,55.539) |