Shōji Color

#ded5c7

Shōji 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 #212a38
Complementary Color #c6cfde
Color Shade: orange (36.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Shōji Color Sample
Shōji Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ded5c7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shōji Color. The Chinchilla Chenille 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 Tiramisu Cream (#d3bda4) for more energetic effect. Try Country Rubble as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6cfde is the best complementary color to Shōji. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ded5c7 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Wafer are #dec9c6 and #dbdec6. Thus found on the left and right of #ded5c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Shōji.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shōji palette consists of #c9c6de and #c6dbde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cfde). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #ded5c7, 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 #ded5c7 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 Shōji. Thus Blue Haze and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shōji contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded5c7 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. Shōji tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c6cfde) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6ded5 and #dec6cf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ded5c7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Shōji has a hue angle of 36.52°, a saturation of 25.84% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded5c7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #ded5c7
RGB Decimal rgb(222,213,199)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 9.02, 12.94
HSL hsl(36.52,25.84%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.52,10.36%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.6258,0.721,8.0092)
XYZ xyz(64.2273,67.2416,63.6266)
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