Turtledove 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 | #212837 |
| Complementary Color | #c8cedd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Turtledove Color. The Distant Tan 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 soft alternative called Dhurrie Beige (#cabaa8) for more calm effect. Try Dinosaur Egg as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8cedd is the best complementary color to Turtledove. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ded7c8 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Satin Linen are #ddcbc8 and #daddc8. Thus found on the left and right of #ded7c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Turtledove.
The split-complementary Turtledove palette consists of #cbc8dd and #c8dadd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8cedd). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #ded7c8, 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 #ded7c8 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 Turtledove. Thus Blue Haze and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turtledove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded7c8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Turtledove tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c8cedd) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8ddd6 and #ddc8cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #ded7c8 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Turtledove has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded7c8 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ded7c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,215,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 8.63, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(40.91,25%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.91,9.91%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.1565,-0.1531,8.2417) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.85,68.3006,64.409) |