Marshmallow Mist Color

#e0caaa

Marshmallow Mist 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 #1f3555
Complementary Color #aabfdf
Color Shade: orange (35.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Marshmallow Mist Color Sample
Marshmallow Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e0caaa

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Marshmallow Mist Color. The Cheddar Biscuit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pogo Sands (#ece4d2) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aabfdf is the best complementary color to Marshmallow Mist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0caaa complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Sapling are #dfafaa and #dadfaa. Thus found on the left and right of #e0caaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Sapling colors as they work well with Marshmallow Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Marshmallow Mist palette consists of #aeaadf and #aadadf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aabfdf). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #e0caaa, 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 #e0caaa 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 Marshmallow Mist. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Marshmallow Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0caaa 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. Marshmallow Mist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aabfdf) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aadfc9 and #dfaabf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e0caaa is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Marshmallow Mist has a hue angle of 35.56°, a saturation of 46.55% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0caaa is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #e0caaa
RGB Decimal rgb(224,202,170)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 8.62, 21.17, 12.16
HSL hsl(35.56,46.55%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.56,24.11%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3737,2.7782,18.796)
XYZ xyz(59.1167,60.9906,46.6868)
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