Au Natural 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 | #1a1e31 |
| Complementary Color | #ced2e5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Au Natural Color. The Pampas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dull Sage (#dbd4ab) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Dough as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ced2e5 is the best complementary color to Au Natural. 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 #e5e1ce complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Satin Linen are #e5d5ce and #dde5ce. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e1ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Au Natural.
The split-complementary Au Natural palette consists of #d5cee5 and #cedde5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced2e5). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e5e1ce, 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 #e5e1ce 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 Au Natural. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Au Natural contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e1ce square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Au Natural tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#ced2e5) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dust Storm – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cee5e1 and #e5ced2.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e1ce is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Au Natural has a hue angle of 49.57°, a saturation of 30.67% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e1ce is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e1ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,225,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.56, 9.02, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(49.57,30.67%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.57,10.04%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.3764,-1.8622,9.7688) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3789,74.9647,69.1528) |