Wheat Seed 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 | #1c2e37 |
| Complementary Color | #c7d9e3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wheat Seed Color. The Castilian Pink 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 soft alternative called Garden Snail (#cdb1ab) for more calm effect. Try Naked Lady as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7d9e3 is the best complementary color to Wheat Seed. 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 #e3d1c8 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 #e3c7cc and #e3dec7. Thus found on the left and right of #e3d1c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and White Rock colors as they work well with Wheat Seed.
The split-complementary Wheat Seed palette consists of #c7cce3 and #c7e3de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7d9e3). Try Periwinkle Gray and Edgewater colors in combination with #e3d1c8, 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 #e3d1c8 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wheat Seed. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wheat Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3d1c8 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. Wheat Seed tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c7d9e3) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7e3d1 and #e3c7d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3d1c8 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wheat Seed has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 32.53% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3d1c8 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3d1c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,209,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 10.59, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(20,32.53%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,11.89%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.0484,4.7463,6.7032) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9043,66.102,63.9817) |