Spun Wool 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 | #1c212b |
| Complementary Color | #d4d9e3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spun Wool Color. The Only Oatmeal 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 Ecru Wealth (#d5cdb4) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Suede as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d4d9e3 is the best complementary color to Spun Wool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3ded4 complementary color is Geyser, 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 Satin Linen are #e3d6d4 and #e0e3d4. Thus found on the left and right of #e3ded4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Spun Wool.
The split-complementary Spun Wool palette consists of #d6d4e3 and #d4e0e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d9e3). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e3ded4, 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 #e3ded4 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 Spun Wool. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spun Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3ded4 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. Spun Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4d9e3) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4e3de and #e3d4d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3ded4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Spun Wool has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 21.13% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3ded4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3ded4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,222,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.88, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(40,21.13%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,6.61%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6034,-0.0249,5.4907) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6835,73.3269,72.7682) |