Ginger Shortbread is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #1c3139 |
| Complementary Color | #c6dae2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginger Shortbread Color. The Cinnamon Whip color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Borlotti Bean (#d9b1aa) for more energetic effect. Try Suntan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6dae2 is the best complementary color to Ginger Shortbread. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3cec6 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dust Storm are #e2c6cc and #e2dcc6. Thus found on the left and right of #e3cec6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and White Rock colors as they work well with Ginger Shortbread.
The split-complementary Ginger Shortbread palette consists of #c6cce2 and #c6e2dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6dae2). Try Periwinkle Gray and Edgewater colors in combination with #e3cec6, 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 #e3cec6 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ginger Shortbread. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ginger Shortbread contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3cec6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ginger Shortbread tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c6dae2) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6e2ce and #e2c6db.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3cec6 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ginger Shortbread has a hue angle of 16.55°, a saturation of 34.12% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3cec6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3cec6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,206,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 11.37, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(16.55,34.12%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.55,12.78%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.2517,5.9955,6.6191) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9429,64.5507,62.5155) |