Beige Linen Color

#e2dac6

Beige Linen 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 #1d2539
Complementary Color #c5cde2
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.14% (better contrasting with black)
Beige Linen Color Sample
Beige Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2dac6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Beige Linen Color. The Buckram Binding color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mineral Beige (#d8c49f) for more energetic effect. Try Birch Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5cde2 is the best complementary color to Beige Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2dac6 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 Pearl Bush are #e2cbc5 and #dbe2c5. Thus found on the left and right of #e2dac6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Tana colors as they work well with Beige Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Beige Linen palette consists of #cbc5e2 and #c5dbe2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cde2). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e2dac6, 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 #e2dac6 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 Beige Linen. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Beige Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2dac6 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. Beige Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5cde2) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5e2da and #e2c5cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2dac6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Beige Linen has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 32.56% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2dac6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2dac6
RGB Decimal rgb(226,218,198)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 10.98, 11.37
HSL hsl(42.86,32.56%,83.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,12.39%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.1872,-0.6079,10.8116)
XYZ xyz(66.6285,70.3888,63.5008)
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