Flowering Reed Color

#e1d8b8

Flowering Reed is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #1e2747
Complementary Color #b8c1e1
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.2% (better contrasting with black)
Flowering Reed Color Sample
Flowering Reed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1d8b8

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Flowering Reed Color. The October Harvest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pearls and Lace (#eee7dc) for more calm effect. Try Crepe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8c1e1 is the best complementary color to Flowering Reed. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1d8b8 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stark White are #e1c3b8 and #d5e1b8. Thus found on the left and right of #e1d8b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Flowering Reed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flowering Reed palette consists of #c3b8e1 and #b8d5e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c1e1). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e1d8b8, 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 #e1d8b8 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flowering Reed. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flowering Reed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1d8b8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Flowering Reed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b8c1e1) 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 #b8e1d8 and #e1b8c1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1d8b8 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Flowering Reed has a hue angle of 46.83°, a saturation of 40.59% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1d8b8 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1d8b8
RGB Decimal rgb(225,216,184)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 16.08, 11.76
HSL hsl(46.83,40.59%,80.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.83,18.22%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.2956,-2.094,16.8999)
XYZ xyz(64.2589,68.58,55.1979)
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