Hephaestus 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 | #1e2b49 |
| Complementary Color | #b6c3e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hephaestus Color. The Creamy Nougat 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 Brown Hare (#d3b793) for more energetic effect. Try Asian Jute as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6c3e1 is the best complementary color to Hephaestus. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1d4b6 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Grain Brown are #e1beb6 and #d8e1b6. Thus found on the left and right of #e1d4b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Hephaestus.
The split-complementary Hephaestus palette consists of #beb6e1 and #b6d8e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6c3e1). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e1d4b6, 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 #e1d4b6 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 Hephaestus. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hephaestus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1d4b6 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. Hephaestus tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6c3e1) and two others. The Jagged Ice 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 #b6e1d4 and #e1b6c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1d4b6 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Hephaestus has a hue angle of 41.86°, a saturation of 41.75% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1d4b6 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1d4b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,212,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 16.87, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(41.86,41.75%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.86,19.11%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2366,-0.3254,16.4671) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0383,66.4719,53.7639) |