Arrowroote Color

#e4decf

Arrowroote 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 #1b2130
Complementary Color #cfd5e4
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Arrowroote Color Sample
Arrowroote Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4decf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Arrowroote Color. The Pastel Sand 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 Casual Khaki (#d3c5af) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Suede as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfd5e4 is the best complementary color to Arrowroote. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4decf 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 #e4d3cf and #dfe4cf. Thus found on the left and right of #e4decf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Arrowroote.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arrowroote palette consists of #d3cfe4 and #cfdfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd5e4). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #e4decf, 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 #e4decf 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 Arrowroote. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arrowroote contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4decf 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. Arrowroote tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfd5e4) 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 #cfe4de and #e4cfd5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4decf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Arrowroote has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4decf is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #e4decf
RGB Decimal rgb(228,222,207)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 8.23, 10.59
HSL hsl(42.86,28%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,9.21%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5628,-0.5082,8.0688)
XYZ xyz(69.3787,73.2415,69.5119)
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