Sterling Shadow 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 | #161421 |
| Complementary Color | #dfddeb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (69.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sterling Shadow Color. The Airy Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Breezeway (#d6dbc0) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Vellum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfddeb is the best complementary color to Sterling Shadow. 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 #e9ebde complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green White are #ebe6dd and #e2ebdd. Thus found on the left and right of #e9ebde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Willow Brook colors as they work well with Sterling Shadow.
The split-complementary Sterling Shadow palette consists of #e6ddeb and #dde2eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfddeb). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #e9ebde, 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 #e9ebde 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 Sterling Shadow. Thus Prim and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sterling Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Gin, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9ebde square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sterling Shadow tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#dfddeb) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pearl Bush – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dde9eb and #ebdfdd.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9ebde is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sterling Shadow has a hue angle of 69.23°, a saturation of 24.53% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9ebde is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #e9ebde |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,235,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 5.1, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(69.23,24.53%,89.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(69.23,5.53%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.5811,-2.9295,6.0597) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.4974,82.0142,80.9057) |