Diminished Brown Color

#e7ded7

Diminished Brown 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 #182128
Complementary Color #d6e0e7
Color Shade: warm red (26.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Diminished Brown Color Sample
Diminished Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7ded7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Diminished Brown 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

#d6e0e7 is the best complementary color to Diminished Brown. 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 #e7ded7 complementary color is Mystic, 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 #e7d6d7 and #e7e6d6. Thus found on the left and right of #e7ded7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Satin Linen colors as they work well with Diminished Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Diminished Brown palette consists of #d6d7e7 and #d6e7e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6e0e7). Try Mischka and Mystic colors in combination with #e7ded7, 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 #e7ded7 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 Diminished Brown. Thus Snuff and Surf Crest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Diminished Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7ded7 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. Diminished Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d6e0e7) and two others. The Surf Crest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6e7de and #e7d6e0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7ded7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Diminished Brown has a hue angle of 26.25°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7ded7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e7ded7
RGB Decimal rgb(231,222,215)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 6.28, 9.41
HSL hsl(26.25,25%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.25,6.93%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.9876,1.8681,4.5091)
XYZ xyz(71.342,74.1378,74.8399)
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