Ellen is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1d3748 |
| Complementary Color | #b7d1e1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ellen Color. The Fair Maiden color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Reduced Sand (#eee5da) for more calm effect. Try French White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7d1e1 is the best complementary color to Ellen. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2c8b7 complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bone are #e1b7bb and #e1ddb7. Thus found on the left and right of #e2c8b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Stark White colors as they work well with Ellen.
The split-complementary Ellen palette consists of #b7bbe1 and #b7e1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7d1e1). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e2c8b7, 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 #e2c8b7 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ellen. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ellen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Moss Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2c8b7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ellen tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b7d1e1) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7e1c8 and #e1b7d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2c8b7 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Ellen has a hue angle of 23.72°, a saturation of 42.57% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2c8b7 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2c8b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,200,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 16.87, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(23.72,42.57%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.72,19.03%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.3229,6.4558,11.8386) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5656,60.8962,53.3617) |