Afghan Hound 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 | #1d284a |
| Complementary Color | #b5c0e2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Afghan Hound Color. The High Noon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stacked Limestone (#d1b992) for more calm effect. Try Community as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5c0e2 is the best complementary color to Afghan Hound. 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 #e2d7b5 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Grain Brown are #e2c0b5 and #d6e2b5. Thus found on the left and right of #e2d7b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Afghan Hound.
The split-complementary Afghan Hound palette consists of #c0b5e2 and #b5d6e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5c0e2). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e2d7b5, 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 #e2d7b5 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 Afghan Hound. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Afghan Hound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2d7b5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Afghan Hound tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b5c0e2) 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 #b5e2d7 and #e2b5c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2d7b5 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Afghan Hound has a hue angle of 45.33°, a saturation of 43.69% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2d7b5 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2d7b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,215,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 17.65, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(45.33,43.69%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.33,19.91%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0593,-1.6544,18.1561) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.005,68.1058,53.4884) |