Earthling Color

#ded6c7

Earthling 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 #212938
Complementary Color #c6cede
Color Shade: orange (39.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Earthling Color Sample
Earthling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ded6c7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Earthling Color. The Wild Porcini 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 Wise Owl (#cdbba5) for more energetic effect. Try Country Rubble as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6cede is the best complementary color to Earthling. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ded6c7 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 #decac6 and #dadec6. Thus found on the left and right of #ded6c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Earthling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earthling palette consists of #cac6de and #c6dade colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cede). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #ded6c7, 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 #ded6c7 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 Earthling. Thus Lavender Gray and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earthling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded6c7 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. Earthling tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c6cede) 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 #c6ded6 and #dec6ce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ded6c7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Earthling has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 25.84% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded6c7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #ded6c7
RGB Decimal rgb(222,214,199)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.02, 12.94
HSL hsl(39.13,25.84%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.13,10.36%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8794,0.2018,8.3728)
XYZ xyz(64.4796,67.7463,63.7107)
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