Lambs Wool Color

#e6d1b2

Lambs Wool 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 #192e4d
Complementary Color #b2c7e6
Color Shade: orange (35.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80% (better contrasting with black)
Lambs Wool Color Sample
Lambs Wool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6d1b2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lambs Wool Color. The Beech Nut color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Almond Icing (#efe3d9) for more calm effect. Try Desert Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2c7e6 is the best complementary color to Lambs Wool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6d1b2 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Hampton are #e6b7b2 and #e1e6b2. Thus found on the left and right of #e6d1b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Lambs Wool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lambs Wool palette consists of #b7b2e6 and #b2e1e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2c7e6). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e6d1b2, 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 #e6d1b2 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 Lambs Wool. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lambs Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6d1b2 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. Lambs Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b2c7e6) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2e6d1 and #e6b2c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6d1b2 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lambs Wool has a hue angle of 35.77°, a saturation of 50.98% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6d1b2 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6d1b2
RGB Decimal rgb(230,209,178)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 20.4, 9.8
HSL hsl(35.77,50.98%,80%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.77,22.61%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.8116,2.4983,18.0417)
XYZ xyz(63.4695,65.6383,51.4437)
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