White Sesame Color

#e4dbce

White Sesame 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 #1b2431
Complementary Color #ced7e4
Color Shade: orange (35.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
White Sesame Color Sample
White Sesame Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4dbce

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Sesame Color. The White Chalk 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 Soft Suede (#d8cbad) for more energetic effect. Try New Khaki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ced7e4 is the best complementary color to White Sesame. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4dbce 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 #e4d0ce and #e2e4ce. Thus found on the left and right of #e4dbce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Satin Linen colors as they work well with White Sesame.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Sesame palette consists of #d0cee4 and #cee2e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced7e4). Try Blue Haze and Botticelli colors in combination with #e4dbce, 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 #e4dbce 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 White Sesame. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Sesame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4dbce 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. White Sesame tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ced7e4) 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 #cee4db and #e4ced7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4dbce is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode White Sesame has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 28.95% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4dbce is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4dbce
RGB Decimal rgb(228,219,206)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 8.63, 10.59
HSL hsl(35.45,28.95%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.45,9.65%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.7821,0.8762,7.4736)
XYZ xyz(68.467,71.6132,68.6067)
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