Litewood Color

#e5dfcf

Litewood 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 #1a2030
Complementary Color #cfd5e5
Color Shade: orange (43.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.49% (better contrasting with black)
Litewood Color Sample
Litewood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5dfcf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Litewood Color. The White Chalk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lovely Linen (#dbceac) for more energetic effect. Try Island Embrace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfd5e5 is the best complementary color to Litewood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5dfcf complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e5d4cf and #e0e5cf. Thus found on the left and right of #e5dfcf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Litewood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Litewood palette consists of #d4cfe5 and #cfe0e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd5e5). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5dfcf, 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 #e5dfcf 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 Litewood. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Litewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5dfcf 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. Litewood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfd5e5) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfe5df and #e5cfd5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5dfcf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Litewood has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 29.73% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5dfcf is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e5dfcf
RGB Decimal rgb(229,223,207)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 8.62, 10.2
HSL hsl(43.64,29.73%,85.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.64,9.61%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.8933,-0.6721,8.5532)
XYZ xyz(69.9633,73.9384,69.6156)
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