Pegasus Color

#e8e9e4

Pegasus is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan

Inverse Color #17161b
Complementary Color #e5e4e9
Color Shade: mid yellow (72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Pegasus Color Sample
Pegasus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8e9e4

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pegasus Color. The Moorstone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Lamb's Ears (#d6d9cb) for more energetic effect. Try Light Soft Kind as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5e4e9 is the best complementary color to Pegasus. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8e9e4 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cararra are #e9e7e4 and #e5e9e4. Thus found on the left and right of #e8e9e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cararra and Gray Nurse colors as they work well with Pegasus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pegasus palette consists of #e7e4e9 and #e4e5e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e4e9). Try Mischka and Athens Gray colors in combination with #e8e9e4, 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 #e8e9e4 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pegasus. Thus Bon Jour and Porcelain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pegasus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Black Haze, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8e9e4 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red 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. Pegasus tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#e5e4e9) and two others. The Porcelain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebb – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4e8e9 and #e9e5e4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8e9e4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pegasus has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 10.2% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8e9e4 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e8e9e4
RGB Decimal rgb(232,233,228)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 1.96, 8.63
HSL hsl(72,10.2%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72,2.15%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.1473,-1.214,2.2972)
XYZ xyz(76.4212,81.0351,85.0123)
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