Horned Lizard Color

#e8ead5

Horned Lizard 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 #17152a
Complementary Color #d7d5e9
Color Shade: mid yellow (65.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Horned Lizard Color Sample
Horned Lizard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8ead5

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Horned Lizard Color. The Modern Zen color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blanca Peak (#f8f9f4) for more calm effect. Try Ultra Pure White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d7d5e9 is the best complementary color to Horned Lizard. 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 #e8ead5 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #e9e1d5 and #dde9d5. Thus found on the left and right of #e8ead5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Willow Brook colors as they work well with Horned Lizard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horned Lizard palette consists of #e1d5e9 and #d5dde9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7d5e9). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e8ead5, 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 #e8ead5 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 Horned Lizard. Thus Twilight and Botticelli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horned Lizard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Edgewater, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8ead5 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Horned Lizard tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d7d5e9) and two others. The Botticelli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dust Storm – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5e7e9 and #e9d7d5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8ead5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Horned Lizard has a hue angle of 65.71°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8ead5 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #e8ead5
RGB Decimal rgb(232,234,213)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 8.23, 8.24
HSL hsl(65.71,33.33%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65.71,8.97%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.0451,-4.2663,9.9616)
XYZ xyz(74.7118,80.8055,74.6101)
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