Tender Shoot is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #171531 |
| Complementary Color | #d0cee9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tender Shoot Color. The Garden Leek color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cocktail Onion (#dce2ad) for more energetic effect. Try Angraecum Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0cee9 is the best complementary color to Tender Shoot. 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 #e8eace complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aths Special are #e9dece and #dae9ce. Thus found on the left and right of #e8eace on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Rock and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Tender Shoot.
The split-complementary Tender Shoot palette consists of #ddcee9 and #cedae9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0cee9). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e8eace, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e8eace 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 Tender Shoot. Thus Melanie and Botticelli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tender Shoot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8eace square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tender Shoot tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d0cee9) and two others. The Botticelli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cee7e9 and #e9d0ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8eace is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tender Shoot has a hue angle of 64.29°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8eace is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #e8eace |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,234,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 10.98, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(64.29,40%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.29,11.97%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.8898,-5.3945,13.3779) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.8421,80.4577,70.0305) |