Lime Chalk Color

#e5ddc8

Lime Chalk 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 #1a2237
Complementary Color #c8d0e4
Color Shade: orange (43.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.12% (better contrasting with black)
Lime Chalk Color Sample
Lime Chalk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5ddc8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Chalk Color. The Straw Harvest 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 Toasted Pine Nut (#dcc6a6) for more energetic effect. Try Luster White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c8d0e4 is the best complementary color to Lime Chalk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5ddc8 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 White Rock are #e4cec8 and #dee4c8. Thus found on the left and right of #e5ddc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Lime Chalk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Chalk palette consists of #cec8e4 and #c8dee4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8d0e4). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5ddc8, 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 #e5ddc8 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 Lime Chalk. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Chalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5ddc8 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. Lime Chalk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c8d0e4) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8e4dd and #e4c8d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5ddc8 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Chalk has a hue angle of 43.45°, a saturation of 35.8% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5ddc8 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5ddc8
RGB Decimal rgb(229,221,200)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.13, 11.37, 10.2
HSL hsl(43.45,35.8%,84.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.45,12.66%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.2284,-0.7685,11.2759)
XYZ xyz(68.5949,72.541,65.0301)
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