Honey Mist Color

#e5d9b2

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

Inverse Color #1a264d
Complementary Color #b2bee5
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with black)
Honey Mist Color Sample
Honey Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5d9b2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Mist Color. The Stacked Limestone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called San Carlos Plaza (#d9bb8e) for more energetic effect. Try Creamy Nougat as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b2bee5 is the best complementary color to Honey Mist. 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 #e5d9b2 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 cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hampton are #e5bfb2 and #d7e5b2. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d9b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Honey Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Honey Mist palette consists of #bfb2e5 and #b2d7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2bee5). Try Prelude and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e5d9b2, 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 #e5d9b2 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 Honey Mist. Thus Light Wisteria and Powder Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Honey Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Fringy Flower, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d9b2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Honey Mist tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b2bee5) and two others. The Powder Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose Fog – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2e5d9 and #e5b2be.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5d9b2 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Mist has a hue angle of 45.88°, a saturation of 49.51% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d9b2 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 20% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5d9b2
RGB Decimal rgb(229,217,178)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 20, 10.2
HSL hsl(45.88,49.51%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.88,22.27%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.7501,-2.0071,20.7249)
XYZ xyz(65.1618,69.4981,52.0996)
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