Dépaysement Color

#e7d8c7

Dépaysement 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 #182738
Complementary Color #c7d6e6
Color Shade: orange (31.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.31% (better contrasting with black)
Dépaysement Color Sample
Dépaysement Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7d8c7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dépaysement Color. The Tiny Calf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown-Bag-It (#ddbda3) for more energetic effect. Try Maiko as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c7d6e6 is the best complementary color to Dépaysement. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7d8c7 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Bone are #e6c8c7 and #e5e6c7. Thus found on the left and right of #e7d8c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Dépaysement.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dépaysement palette consists of #c8c7e6 and #c7e5e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7d6e6). Try Periwinkle Gray and Botticelli colors in combination with #e7d8c7, 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 #e7d8c7 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 Dépaysement. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dépaysement contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7d8c7 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. Dépaysement tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c7d6e6) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7e6d8 and #e6c7d5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7d8c7 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dépaysement has a hue angle of 31.88°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7d8c7 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e7d8c7
RGB Decimal rgb(231,216,199)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 12.55, 9.41
HSL hsl(31.88,40%,84.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.88,13.85%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.1067,2.3704,10.2247)
XYZ xyz(67.8197,70.2242,64.013)
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