Wool Skein 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 | #263045 |
| Complementary Color | #bac3d9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wool Skein Color. The Rincon Cove color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hippolyta (#cfc294) for more energetic effect. Try Sepia Filter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bac3d9 is the best complementary color to Wool Skein. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9cfba complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #d9bfba and #d3d9ba. Thus found on the left and right of #d9cfba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Tana colors as they work well with Wool Skein.
The split-complementary Wool Skein palette consists of #bfbad9 and #bad3d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bac3d9). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d9cfba, 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 #d9cfba 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 Wool Skein. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wool Skein contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9cfba 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. Wool Skein tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bac3d9) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bad9cf and #d9bac3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9cfba is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wool Skein has a hue angle of 40.65°, a saturation of 28.97% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9cfba is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9cfba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,207,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 12.16, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(40.65,28.97%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.65,14.29%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.4016,-0.0357,11.6694) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.791,62.9225,55.4483) |