Light Ellen Color

#ead5c7

Light Ellen 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 #152a38
Complementary Color #c6dbea
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.9% (better contrasting with black)
Light Ellen Color Sample
Light Ellen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ead5c7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Ellen Color. The Winter Wheat 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 saturated alternative called Coral Bay (#ddb8a3) for more energetic effect. Try Orangery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6dbea is the best complementary color to Light Ellen. 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 #ead5c7 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stark White are #eac6ca and #eae6c6. Thus found on the left and right of #ead5c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Light Ellen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Ellen palette consists of #c6caea and #c6eae6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6dbea). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ead5c7, 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 #ead5c7 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 Light Ellen. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Ellen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead5c7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Light Ellen tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c6dbea) and two others. The Jagged Ice 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 #c6ead5 and #eac6dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ead5c7 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Light Ellen has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead5c7 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #ead5c7
RGB Decimal rgb(234,213,199)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 13.72, 8.24
HSL hsl(24,45.45%,84.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,14.96%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.6052,5.0039,9.5419)
XYZ xyz(68.0347,69.2044,63.8048)
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