Vintage Linen 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 | #1c2335 |
| Complementary Color | #cad0e2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Linen Color. The Almond Butter 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 Spa Sangria (#d7c9a5) for more energetic effect. Try Mission Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cad0e2 is the best complementary color to Vintage Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3dcca complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #e2cfca and #dde2ca. Thus found on the left and right of #e3dcca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Vintage Linen.
The split-complementary Vintage Linen palette consists of #cfcae2 and #cadde2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad0e2). Try Blue Haze and Botticelli colors in combination with #e3dcca, 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 #e3dcca 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 Vintage Linen. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3dcca square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cad0e2) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cae2db and #e2cad0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3dcca is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Linen has a hue angle of 43.2°, a saturation of 30.86% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3dcca is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3dcca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,220,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 9.8, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(43.2,30.86%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.2,11.01%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8633,-0.6435,9.6835) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9324,71.7816,66.1519) |