Patience Color

#e6ddd6

Patience 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 #192229
Complementary Color #d5dfe6
Color Shade: warm red (26.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Patience Color Sample
Patience Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6ddd6

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Patience Color. The Bella Mia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mornington (#dcc6b9) for more energetic effect. Try Mission Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5dfe6 is the best complementary color to Patience. 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 #e6ddd6 complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #e6d5d6 and #e6e5d5. Thus found on the left and right of #e6ddd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Satin Linen colors as they work well with Patience.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Patience palette consists of #d5d6e6 and #d5e6e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5dfe6). Try Mischka and Mystic colors in combination with #e6ddd6, 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 #e6ddd6 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 Patience. Thus Snuff and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Patience contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6ddd6 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. Patience tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d5dfe6) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5e6dd and #e6d5df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6ddd6 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Patience has a hue angle of 26.25°, a saturation of 24.24% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6ddd6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6ddd6
RGB Decimal rgb(230,221,214)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 6.28, 9.8
HSL hsl(26.25,24.24%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.25,6.96%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.6338,1.87,4.5131)
XYZ xyz(70.6272,73.3909,74.0617)
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