Water Sprout is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #1a1133 |
| Complementary Color | #d5ccee |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Sprout Color. The Cucumber Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bean Sprout (#f3f9e9) for more energetic effect. Try Fresh Dew as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d5ccee is the best complementary color to Water Sprout. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5eecc complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chrome White are #eee6cc and #d4eecc. Thus found on the left and right of #e5eecc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Parchment and Peppermint colors as they work well with Water Sprout.
The split-complementary Water Sprout palette consists of #e6ccee and #ccd4ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5ccee). Try French Lilac and Periwinkle Gray colors in combination with #e5eecc, 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 #e5eecc offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Water Sprout. Thus Vanilla Ice and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Sprout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Jagged Ice, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5eecc square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Water Sprout tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d5ccee) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Almond – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cce5ee and #eed5cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5eecc is made of 34% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Water Sprout has a hue angle of 75.88°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5eecc is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #e5eecc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,238,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 13.33, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(75.88,50%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.88,14.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.6484,-8.7791,15.4558) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.7867,82.1667,69.0975) |