Ginseng Root Color

#e6cdb5

Ginseng Root is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #19324a
Complementary Color #b5cee5
Color Shade: warm red (29.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Ginseng Root Color Sample
Ginseng Root Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6cdb5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginseng Root Color. The Bright Ocarina color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Table Linen (#f1e9dc) for more calm effect. Try Boot Hill Ghost as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5cee5 is the best complementary color to Ginseng Root. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6cdb5 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Double Spanish White are #e5b5b5 and #e5e5b5. Thus found on the left and right of #e6cdb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Ginseng Root.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ginseng Root palette consists of #b5b5e5 and #b5e5e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5cee5). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e6cdb5, 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 #e6cdb5 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ginseng Root. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ginseng Root contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6cdb5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Ginseng Root tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5cee5) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5e5cd and #e5b5cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6cdb5 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ginseng Root has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 49.49% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6cdb5 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6cdb5
RGB Decimal rgb(230,205,181)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 19.22, 9.8
HSL hsl(29.39,49.49%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.39,21.3%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.8729,5.0136,15.141)
XYZ xyz(62.8049,63.8218,52.7247)
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