Carded Wool Color

#e4ddce

Carded 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 #1b2231
Complementary Color #ced5e4
Color Shade: orange (40.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Carded Wool Color Sample
Carded Wool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4ddce

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Carded Wool Color. The Soft Suede 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 Kilim Beige (#d7c5ae) for more energetic effect. Try White Chalk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ced5e4 is the best complementary color to Carded 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 #e4ddce 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 #e4d2ce and #e0e4ce. Thus found on the left and right of #e4ddce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Carded Wool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carded Wool palette consists of #d2cee4 and #cee0e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced5e4). Try Blue Haze and Botticelli colors in combination with #e4ddce, 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 #e4ddce 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 Carded Wool. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carded Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4ddce 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. Carded Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ced5e4) 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 #cee4dd and #e4ced5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4ddce is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Carded Wool has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 28.95% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4ddce is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4ddce
RGB Decimal rgb(228,221,206)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 8.63, 10.59
HSL hsl(40.91,28.95%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.91,9.65%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.2868,-0.1566,8.1982)
XYZ xyz(68.9919,72.6631,68.7816)
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