Ivoire Color

#e4ceac

Ivoire 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 #1b3153
Complementary Color #acc2e4
Color Shade: orange (36.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.43% (better contrasting with black)
Ivoire Color Sample
Ivoire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4ceac

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ivoire Color. The Fuzzy Sheep color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Desert Mist (#e0b589) for more energetic effect. Try Siberian Fur as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#acc2e4 is the best complementary color to Ivoire. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4ceac complementary color is Spindle, 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 Hampton are #e4b2ac and #dee4ac. Thus found on the left and right of #e4ceac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Ivoire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ivoire palette consists of #b2ace4 and #acdee4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acc2e4). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e4ceac, 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 #e4ceac 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 Ivoire. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ivoire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4ceac 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. Ivoire tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#acc2e4) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ace4ce and #e4acc2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4ceac is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ivoire has a hue angle of 36.43°, a saturation of 50.91% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4ceac is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4ceac
RGB Decimal rgb(228,206,172)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 21.96, 10.59
HSL hsl(36.43,50.91%,78.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.43,24.56%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.765,2.471,19.7234)
XYZ xyz(61.5126,63.6152,48.0666)
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