Handmade Linen 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 | #222948 |
| Complementary Color | #b7bedd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Handmade Linen Color. The Screech Owl 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 Picket Fence White (#ebe7db) for more calm effect. Try Savannah as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7bedd is the best complementary color to Handmade Linen. 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 #ddd6b7 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Bone are #ddc3b7 and #d1ddb7. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd6b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Sprout colors as they work well with Handmade Linen.
The split-complementary Handmade Linen palette consists of #c3b7dd and #b7d1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7bedd). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #ddd6b7, 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 #ddd6b7 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 Handmade Linen. Thus Prelude and Ziggurat giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Handmade Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd6b7 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. Handmade Linen tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b7bedd) and two others. The Ziggurat is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7ddd6 and #ddb7bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddd6b7 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Handmade Linen has a hue angle of 48.95°, a saturation of 35.85% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd6b7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddd6b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,214,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 14.91, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(48.95,35.85%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.95,17.19%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4454,-2.6732,16.1865) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4126,66.8842,54.4202) |