Crimini Mushroom Color

#e2cdb1

Crimini Mushroom 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 #1d324e
Complementary Color #b1c5e2
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with black)
Crimini Mushroom Color Sample
Crimini Mushroom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2cdb1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimini Mushroom Color. The Restful White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Merlin's Beard (#efe2d9) for more calm effect. Try Blonde Lace as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b1c5e2 is the best complementary color to Crimini Mushroom. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2cdb1 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 #e2b4b1 and #dee2b1. Thus found on the left and right of #e2cdb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Crimini Mushroom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crimini Mushroom palette consists of #b4b1e2 and #b1dee2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1c5e2). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e2cdb1, 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 #e2cdb1 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 Crimini Mushroom. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crimini Mushroom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Celadon, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2cdb1 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. Crimini Mushroom tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b1c5e2) 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 #b1e2cd and #e2b1c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2cdb1 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Crimini Mushroom has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 45.79% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2cdb1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2cdb1
RGB Decimal rgb(226,205,177)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 19.22, 11.37
HSL hsl(34.29,45.79%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,21.68%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.4454,2.9528,16.6096)
XYZ xyz(61.1312,63.0057,50.5343)
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