Warp & Weft Color

#e5d5c9

Warp & Weft is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #1a2a36
Complementary Color #c9d9e4
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.31% (better contrasting with black)
Warp & Weft Color Sample
Warp & Weft Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5d5c9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warp & Weft Color. The Sedona Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Canyon Trail (#d6b8a9) for more energetic effect. Try Pickled Pork as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9d9e4 is the best complementary color to Warp & Weft. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5d5c9 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dust Storm are #e4c9cb and #e4e3c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and White Rock colors as they work well with Warp & Weft.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warp & Weft palette consists of #c9cbe4 and #c9e4e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d9e4). Try Periwinkle Gray and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5d5c9, 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 #e5d5c9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Warp & Weft. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warp & Weft contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d5c9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Warp & Weft tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c9d9e4) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9e4d5 and #e4c9d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5d5c9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Warp & Weft has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 35% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d5c9 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5d5c9
RGB Decimal rgb(229,213,201)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 10.98, 10.2
HSL hsl(25.71,35%,84.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,12.23%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.2377,3.5324,7.904)
XYZ xyz(66.65,68.4636,64.9603)
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