Travertine Color

#e2ddc7

Travertine 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 #1d2238
Complementary Color #c7cbe1
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Travertine Color Sample
Travertine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2ddc7

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Travertine Color. The Garden Country color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stalactite Brown (#d4c4a7) for more energetic effect. Try Hacienda White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c7cbe1 is the best complementary color to Travertine. 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 #e2ddc7 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #e1cfc7 and #d9e1c7. Thus found on the left and right of #e2ddc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Travertine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Travertine palette consists of #cfc7e1 and #c7d9e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7cbe1). Try Lavender Gray and Botticelli colors in combination with #e2ddc7, 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 #e2ddc7 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 Travertine. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Travertine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2ddc7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Travertine tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c7cbe1) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7e1dc and #e1c7cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2ddc7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Travertine has a hue angle of 48.89°, a saturation of 31.76% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2ddc7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2ddc7
RGB Decimal rgb(226,221,199)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 10.59, 11.37
HSL hsl(48.89,31.76%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.89,11.95%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9711,-1.994,11.4023)
XYZ xyz(67.5293,72.0052,64.372)
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