Ghosted Color

#e2e0dc

Ghosted 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 #1d1f23
Complementary Color #dcdee2
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Ghosted Color Sample
Ghosted Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2e0dc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghosted Color. The Sedate Grey 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 Fisherman Knit (#d1c9be) for more energetic effect. Try Porch Swing Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcdee2 is the best complementary color to Ghosted. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2e0dc complementary color is Iron, 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 #e2dddc and #e1e2dc. Thus found on the left and right of #e2e0dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Quill Gray colors as they work well with Ghosted.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ghosted palette consists of #dddce2 and #dce1e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcdee2). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #e2e0dc, 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 #e2e0dc 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 Ghosted. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ghosted contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Gray Nurse, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2e0dc 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. Ghosted tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dcdee2) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dce2e0 and #e2dcde.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2e0dc is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ghosted has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 9.37% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2e0dc is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2e0dc
RGB Decimal rgb(226,224,220)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 2.36, 11.37
HSL hsl(40,9.37%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,2.65%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.2276,-0.0259,2.1829)
XYZ xyz(70.938,74.6474,78.3797)
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