Light Chintz is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1f2a36 |
| Complementary Color | #c9d3df |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Chintz Color. The Nutty Beige 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 Corkscrew Willow (#d1b9ab) for more energetic effect. Try Thatched Cottage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9d3df is the best complementary color to Light Chintz. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0d5c9 complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wafer are #dfc9c9 and #dfdfc9. Thus found on the left and right of #e0d5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Light Chintz.
The split-complementary Light Chintz palette consists of #c9c9df and #c9dfdf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d3df). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #e0d5c9, 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 #e0d5c9 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 Light Chintz. Thus Blue Haze and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Chintz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Sea Mist, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0d5c9 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Chintz tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d3df) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9dfd5 and #dfc9d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0d5c9 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Chintz has a hue angle of 31.3°, a saturation of 27.06% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0d5c9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e0d5c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,213,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 9.02, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(31.3,27.06%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.3,10.27%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8326,1.7571,7.2691) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0773,67.6528,64.8867) |