Polypropylene is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #151517 |
| Complementary Color | #e7e7ea |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Polypropylene Color. The Gulf Breeze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Close Knit (#d5d6cf) for more energetic effect. Try Slow Perch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7e7ea is the best complementary color to Polypropylene. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eaeae8 complementary color is Athens Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert Storm are #eae9e7 and #e9eae7. Thus found on the left and right of #eaeae8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cararra and Cararra colors as they work well with Polypropylene.
The split-complementary Polypropylene palette consists of #e9e7ea and #e7e9ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e7ea). Try Mischka and Porcelain colors in combination with #eaeae8, 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 #eaeae8 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polypropylene. Thus Bon Jour and Black Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polypropylene contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Black Haze, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaeae8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polypropylene tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e7e7ea) and two others. The Black Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7eaea and #eae7e7.
In a RGB color space, hex #eaeae8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Polypropylene has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 4.55% and a lightness of 91.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaeae8 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eaeae8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,234,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.78, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(60,4.55%,91.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.85%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.6473,-0.3494,0.9587) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.92,82.1643,88.0964) |