Erosion 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 | #222e40 |
| Complementary Color | #bfcbdd |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Erosion Color. The Sugar Rush Peach Pepper 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 saturated alternative called Slopes (#d2b698) for more energetic effect. Try Bauhaus Buff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfcbdd is the best complementary color to Erosion. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd1bf complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Wafer are #ddc2bf and #daddbf. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd1bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Erosion.
The split-complementary Erosion palette consists of #c2bfdd and #bfdadd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfcbdd). Try Lavender Gray and Ziggurat colors in combination with #ddd1bf, 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 #ddd1bf 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 Erosion. Thus Lavender Gray and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Erosion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd1bf 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. Erosion tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bfcbdd) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfddd1 and #ddbfcb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddd1bf is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Erosion has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd1bf is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddd1bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,209,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 11.77, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(36,30.61%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,13.57%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3468,1.1565,10.4061) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0232,64.7347,58.5163) |