River Reed Color

#dedbc4

River Reed 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 #21243b
Complementary Color #c4c7dd
Color Shade: warm yellow (53.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.96% (better contrasting with black)
River Reed Color Sample
River Reed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dedbc4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to River Reed Color. The Marrett Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Forest Sand (#c8caa4) for more calm effect. Try Pale Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4c7dd is the best complementary color to River Reed. 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 #dedbc4 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Tana are #ddcdc4 and #d4ddc4. Thus found on the left and right of #dedbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with River Reed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary River Reed palette consists of #cdc4dd and #c4d4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c7dd). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dedbc4, 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 #dedbc4 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 River Reed. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of River Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #dedbc4 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. River Reed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c4c7dd) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4ddda and #ddc4c7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dedbc4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode River Reed has a hue angle of 53.08°, a saturation of 28.26% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dedbc4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #dedbc4
RGB Decimal rgb(222,219,196)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 10.2, 12.94
HSL hsl(53.08,28.26%,81.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(53.08,11.71%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.0842,-2.8666,11.6741)
XYZ xyz(65.4195,70.1782,62.3223)
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