Hearth 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 | #1e3359 |
| Complementary Color | #a5bae1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hearth 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 darker and more soft alternative called Woven Navajo (#cead8e) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5bae1 is the best complementary color to Hearth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1cca6 complementary color is Regent St Blue, 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 Sapling are #e1aea5 and #d8e1a5. Thus found on the left and right of #e1cca6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Deco colors as they work well with Hearth.
The split-complementary Hearth palette consists of #aea5e1 and #a5d8e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5bae1). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e1cca6, 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 #e1cca6 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 Hearth. Thus Light Wisteria and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hearth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1cca6 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. Hearth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5bae1) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5e1cc and #e1a5ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1cca6 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hearth has a hue angle of 38.64°, a saturation of 49.58% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1cca6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1cca6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,204,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 23.14, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(38.64,49.58%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.64,26.22%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8849,1.5601,21.6311) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5271,61.9465,44.8958) |