English Scone 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 | #163044 |
| Complementary Color | #bbd4e8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Scone Color. The Pink Sand 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 soft alternative called Flowerpot (#d8b0a0) for more calm effect. Try Ripe Wheat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbd4e8 is the best complementary color to English Scone. 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 #e9cfbb complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raffia are #e8bbbe and #e8e5bb. Thus found on the left and right of #e9cfbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Double Spanish White colors as they work well with English Scone.
The split-complementary English Scone palette consists of #bbbee8 and #bbe8e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbd4e8). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e9cfbb, 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 #e9cfbb 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 English Scone. Thus Prelude and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Scone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9cfbb square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. English Scone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bbd4e8) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbe8cf and #e8bbd4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9cfbb is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode English Scone has a hue angle of 26.09°, a saturation of 51.11% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9cfbb is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9cfbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,207,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 18.04, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(26.09,51.11%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.09,19.74%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7598,5.9506,13.251) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8867,65.5371,56.2437) |