Sapling Color

#ded4a4

Sapling 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 #212b5b
Complementary Color #a3adde
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with black)
Sapling Color Sample
Sapling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ded4a4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapling Color. The Restoration Ivory 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 Heavy Cream (#e8ddc6) for more calm effect. Try Almond Paste as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a3adde is the best complementary color to Sapling. 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 #ded4a4 complementary color is Cold Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sapling are #deb7a3 and #cbdea3. Thus found on the left and right of #ded4a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Sapling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sapling palette consists of #b7a3de and #a3cbde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3adde). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #ded4a4, 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 #ded4a4 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 Sapling. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sapling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded4a4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Sapling tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a3adde) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3ded4 and #dea3ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ded4a4 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sapling has a hue angle of 49.66°, a saturation of 46.77% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded4a4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #ded4a4
RGB Decimal rgb(222,212,164)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 22.75, 12.94
HSL hsl(49.66,46.77%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.66,26.13%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.6365,-3.9836,25.0411)
XYZ xyz(60.3685,65.2969,44.5438)
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