Orchid Lane is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #1a2218 |
| Complementary Color | #dee7dc |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Lane Color. The Lavender Fog color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prudence (#d4c6db) for more energetic effect. Try Seedless Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dee7dc is the best complementary color to Orchid Lane. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5dde7 complementary color is Gray Nurse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #e0dce7 and #e7dce3. Thus found on the left and right of #e5dde7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Lola colors as they work well with Orchid Lane.
The split-complementary Orchid Lane palette consists of #dce7e0 and #e3e7dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee7dc). Try Paris White and Green White colors in combination with #e5dde7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e5dde7 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Lane. Thus Geyser and Cararra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Lane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nurse, Ebb, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5dde7 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Lane tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#dee7dc) and two others. The Cararra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Gray Nurse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7e5dc and #dcdee7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5dde7 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Lane has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5dde7 is made of 0.79% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e5dde7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,221,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 3.92, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(288,17.24%,88.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288,4.33%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.9888,4.504,-3.9204) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5934,74.1404,86.0858) |