Crisp Linen Color

#e7e1d3

Crisp Linen 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 #181e2c
Complementary Color #d3d9e7
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Crisp Linen Color Sample
Crisp Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7e1d3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crisp Linen Color. The Pastel Sand color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Suna White (#dcd3b2) for more energetic effect. Try Cotswold Dill as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d3d9e7 is the best complementary color to Crisp Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7e1d3 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 Pearl Bush are #e7d7d3 and #e3e7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #e7e1d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Crisp Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crisp Linen palette consists of #d6d3e7 and #d3e3e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d9e7). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e7e1d3, 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 #e7e1d3 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 Crisp Linen. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crisp Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7e1d3 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. Crisp Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d3d9e7) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3e7e1 and #e7d3d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7e1d3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Crisp Linen has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7e1d3 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e7e1d3
RGB Decimal rgb(231,225,211)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 7.84, 9.41
HSL hsl(42,29.41%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,8.66%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.6465,-0.3444,7.5577)
XYZ xyz(71.6381,75.5425,72.4334)
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