Poetic Light Color

#e2ded8

Poetic Light 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 #1d2127
Complementary Color #d8dbe2
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Poetic Light Color Sample
Poetic Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2ded8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Poetic Light Color. The Touch of Sand 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 Accessible Beige (#d2c7b7) for more energetic effect. Try Sandstone Cliff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8dbe2 is the best complementary color to Poetic Light. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2ded8 complementary color is Mischka, 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 Westar are #e2d9d8 and #e1e2d8. Thus found on the left and right of #e2ded8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Poetic Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poetic Light palette consists of #d9d8e2 and #d8e1e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8dbe2). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e2ded8, 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 #e2ded8 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 Poetic Light. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poetic Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2ded8 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. Poetic Light tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d8dbe2) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e2de and #e2d8dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2ded8 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Poetic Light has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 14.71% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2ded8 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2ded8
RGB Decimal rgb(226,222,216)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 3.92, 11.37
HSL hsl(36,14.71%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,4.42%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.6235,0.3119,3.4075)
XYZ xyz(69.88,73.3692,75.4443)
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