Chartreuse Frost is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #1b2339 |
| Complementary Color | #c6cee3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chartreuse Frost Color. The Ground Ginger 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 Afternoon Stroll (#d9c5a1) for more energetic effect. Try Mineral Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6cee3 is the best complementary color to Chartreuse Frost. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4dcc6 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Bone are #e3cdc6 and #dde3c6. Thus found on the left and right of #e4dcc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Chartreuse Frost.
The split-complementary Chartreuse Frost palette consists of #cdc6e3 and #c6dde3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cee3). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e4dcc6, 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 #e4dcc6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chartreuse Frost. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chartreuse Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4dcc6 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. Chartreuse Frost tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c6cee3) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6e3dc and #e3c6ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4dcc6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chartreuse Frost has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 35.71% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4dcc6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4dcc6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,220,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 11.76, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(44,35.71%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44,13.16%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8518,-0.9258,11.7791) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7812,71.7576,63.7042) |