Slender Reed Color

#dec29f

Slender Reed is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #213d60
Complementary Color #9fbbde
Color Shade: orange (33.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Slender Reed Color Sample
Slender Reed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dec29f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Slender Reed Color. The Tumbleweed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Adobe Sand (#e8dec5) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Nectar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9fbbde is the best complementary color to Slender Reed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dec29f complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy are #dea29f and #dade9f. Thus found on the left and right of #dec29f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Slender Reed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slender Reed palette consists of #a29fde and #9fdade colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fbbde). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dec29f, 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 #dec29f 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 Slender Reed. Thus Light Wisteria and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slender Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dec29f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Slender Reed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fbbde) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fdec2 and #de9fbb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dec29f is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Slender Reed has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 48.84% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dec29f is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #dec29f
RGB Decimal rgb(222,194,159)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 24.71, 12.94
HSL hsl(33.33,48.84%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.33,28.38%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.9633,4.7164,21.2721)
XYZ xyz(55.674,56.6164,40.7946)
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