Moon Shell Color

#e9e3d8

Moon Shell 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 #161c27
Complementary Color #d8dee8
Color Shade: orange (38.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.04% (better contrasting with black)
Moon Shell Color Sample
Moon Shell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9e3d8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Shell Color. The Yarmouth Oyster 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 Dirty Martini (#ddd0b6) for more energetic effect. Try Brazilian Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8dee8 is the best complementary color to Moon Shell. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9e3d8 complementary color is Mystic, 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 #e8dad8 and #e6e8d8. Thus found on the left and right of #e9e3d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Moon Shell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moon Shell palette consists of #dad8e8 and #d8e6e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8dee8). Try Mischka and Mystic colors in combination with #e9e3d8, 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 #e9e3d8 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 Moon Shell. Thus Snuff and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moon Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9e3d8 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. Moon Shell tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d8dee8) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e8e3 and #e8d8de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9e3d8 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Shell has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 27.87% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9e3d8 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9e3d8
RGB Decimal rgb(233,227,216)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 6.66, 8.63
HSL hsl(38.82,27.87%,88.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.82,7.3%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.4226,0.1521,6.0772)
XYZ xyz(73.468,77.2197,75.9985)
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