Last Straw Color

#e3dbcd

Last Straw 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 #1c2432
Complementary Color #cdd5e3
Color Shade: orange (38.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.71% (better contrasting with black)
Last Straw Color Sample
Last Straw Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e3dbcd

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Last Straw Color. The Comforting 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 Wild Porcini (#d6c0aa) for more energetic effect. Try Country Linens as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdd5e3 is the best complementary color to Last Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3dbcd complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e3d0cd and #e0e3cd. Thus found on the left and right of #e3dbcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Satin Linen colors as they work well with Last Straw.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Last Straw palette consists of #d0cde3 and #cde0e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdd5e3). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #e3dbcd, 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 #e3dbcd 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 Last Straw. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Last Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3dbcd 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. Last Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cdd5e3) 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 #cde3db and #e3cdd4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e3dbcd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Last Straw has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 28.21% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3dbcd is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e3dbcd
RGB Decimal rgb(227,219,205)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 8.63, 10.98
HSL hsl(38.18,28.21%,84.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.18,9.69%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.6798,0.3604,7.8427)
XYZ xyz(68.0295,71.4017,67.954)
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