Slubbed Silk Color

#e1c2be

Slubbed Silk is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #1e3d41
Complementary Color #bedde1
Color Shade: mid red (6.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Slubbed Silk Color Sample
Slubbed Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1c2be

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slubbed Silk Color. The Rosa Vieja color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hint of Pink (#f1e4e1) for more calm effect. Try Silica Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bedde1 is the best complementary color to Slubbed Silk. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1c2be complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cavern Pink are #e1becb and #e1d3be. Thus found on the left and right of #e1c2be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Bone colors as they work well with Slubbed Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slubbed Silk palette consists of #becbe1 and #bee1d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bedde1). Try Periwinkle Gray and Skeptic colors in combination with #e1c2be, 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 #e1c2be offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slubbed Silk. Thus Prelude and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slubbed Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Sprout, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1c2be square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Slubbed Silk tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bedde1) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bee1c2 and #e1bedd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1c2be is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Slubbed Silk has a hue angle of 6.86°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1c2be is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1c2be
RGB Decimal rgb(225,194,190)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 31%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 13.73, 11.76
HSL hsl(6.86,36.84%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.86,15.56%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.9102,10.3359,6.0612)
XYZ xyz(59.6374,58.3088,56.8267)
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