Misted Fern Color

#e1ecd1

Misted Fern is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #1e132e
Complementary Color #dcd1ec
Color Shade: cool yellow (84.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.25% (better contrasting with black)
Misted Fern Color Sample
Misted Fern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1ecd1

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Misted Fern Color. The Rockmelon Rind color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Natural Youth (#d7e5b4) for more energetic effect. Try White Vienna as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dcd1ec is the best complementary color to Misted Fern. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1ecd1 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kidnapper are #ece9d1 and #d3ecd1. Thus found on the left and right of #e1ecd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aths Special and Zanah colors as they work well with Misted Fern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misted Fern palette consists of #e9d1ec and #d1d3ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcd1ec). Try Snuff and Periwinkle Gray colors in combination with #e1ecd1, 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 #e1ecd1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Misted Fern. Thus Melanie and Botticelli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misted Fern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Swans Down, and Oyster Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1ecd1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Misted Fern tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#dcd1ec) and two others. The Botticelli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bizarre – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1e1ec and #ecdcd1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1ecd1 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Misted Fern has a hue angle of 84.44°, a saturation of 41.54% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1ecd1 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #e1ecd1
RGB Decimal rgb(225,236,209)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 4.31, 0, 10.59, 7.45
HSL hsl(84.44,41.54%,87.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84.44,11.44%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.9543,-8.3577,11.841)
XYZ xyz(72.5554,80.6019,72.0552)
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