Sundew Color

#e1cdae

Sundew 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 #1e3251
Complementary Color #aec1e1
Color Shade: orange (36.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
Sundew Color Sample
Sundew Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1cdae

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sundew Color. The Sail Cloth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Beige Ganesh (#cfb095) for more calm effect. Try Old Yellow Bricks as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aec1e1 is the best complementary color to Sundew. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1cdae complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Grain Brown are #e1b3ae and #dbe1ae. Thus found on the left and right of #e1cdae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Sapling colors as they work well with Sundew.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sundew palette consists of #b3aee1 and #aedbe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aec1e1). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e1cdae, 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 #e1cdae 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 Sundew. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sundew contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1cdae 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. Sundew tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aec1e1) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cavern Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aee1cd and #e1aec1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1cdae is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sundew has a hue angle of 36.47°, a saturation of 45.95% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1cdae is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 20% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1cdae
RGB Decimal rgb(225,205,174)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.85, 20, 11.76
HSL hsl(36.47,45.95%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.47,22.67%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.2981,2.1507,17.9787)
XYZ xyz(60.5226,62.7262,48.9619)
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