Scrolled Parchment Color

#e9ddc9

Scrolled Parchment 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 #162236
Complementary Color #c9d4e8
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Scrolled Parchment Color Sample
Scrolled Parchment Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9ddc9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Scrolled Parchment Color. The Old Bone 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 Rice Fibre (#e4d8ab) for more energetic effect. Try Apricot Illusion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9d4e8 is the best complementary color to Scrolled Parchment. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9ddc9 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Stark White are #e8cdc9 and #e4e8c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e9ddc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Scrolled Parchment.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Scrolled Parchment palette consists of #cdc9e8 and #c9e4e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d4e8). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e9ddc9, 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 #e9ddc9 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 Scrolled Parchment. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Scrolled Parchment contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9ddc9 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. Scrolled Parchment tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d4e8) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9e8dd and #e8c9d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9ddc9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Scrolled Parchment has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9ddc9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9ddc9
RGB Decimal rgb(233,221,201)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 12.55, 8.63
HSL hsl(37.5,42.11%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,13.73%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5685,0.8142,11.279)
XYZ xyz(70.0033,73.2536,65.7081)
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