Ostrich Color

#e9e3d5

Ostrich 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 #161c2a
Complementary Color #d5dbe8
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Ostrich Color Sample
Ostrich Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9e3d5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ostrich Color. The Suna White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Toledo Cuoio (#decbb1) for more energetic effect. Try Cameo Role as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5dbe8 is the best complementary color to Ostrich. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9e3d5 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e8d9d5 and #e4e8d5. Thus found on the left and right of #e9e3d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Ostrich.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ostrich palette consists of #d9d5e8 and #d5e4e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5dbe8). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #e9e3d5, 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 #e9e3d5 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 Ostrich. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ostrich contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9e3d5 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. Ostrich tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d5dbe8) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5e8e3 and #e8d5db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9e3d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ostrich has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 31.25% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9e3d5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9e3d5
RGB Decimal rgb(233,227,213)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 7.84, 8.63
HSL hsl(42,31.25%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,8.58%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.3519,-0.3449,7.5448)
XYZ xyz(73.0836,77.0659,73.9741)
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