Hampton Color

#e5d8af

Hampton is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #1a2750
Complementary Color #afbce4
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.22% (better contrasting with black)
Hampton Color Sample
Hampton Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5d8af

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hampton Color. The Creamy Nougat color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Parchment Paper (#f0e7d8) for more calm effect. Try Splash of Honey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#afbce4 is the best complementary color to Hampton. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5d8af complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hampton are #e4bdaf and #d7e4af. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d8af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Hampton.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hampton palette consists of #bdafe4 and #afd7e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbce4). Try Light Wisteria and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e5d8af, 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 #e5d8af 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 Hampton. Thus Light Wisteria and Powder Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hampton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d8af square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Hampton tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#afbce4) and two others. The Powder Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afe4d8 and #e4afbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5d8af is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hampton has a hue angle of 45.56°, a saturation of 50.94% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d8af is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 21.17% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5d8af
RGB Decimal rgb(229,216,175)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 21.17, 10.2
HSL hsl(45.56,50.94%,79.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.56,23.58%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.4371,-1.9133,21.8595)
XYZ xyz(64.6068,68.8649,50.4445)
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