Mental Note Color

#eaeede

Mental Note is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or mid cyan

Inverse Color #151121
Complementary Color #e2ddee
Color Shade: mid yellow (75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
Mental Note Color Sample
Mental Note Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eaeede

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mental Note Color. The Whitest White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Balance (#d1dbc2) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Spring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2ddee is the best complementary color to Mental Note. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eaeede complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kidnapper are #eeeadd and #e1eedd. Thus found on the left and right of #eaeede on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Rock and Willow Brook colors as they work well with Mental Note.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mental Note palette consists of #eaddee and #dde2ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2ddee). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #eaeede, 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 #eaeede 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 Mental Note. Thus Prim and Catskill White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mental Note contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Swans Down, and Bizarre split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaeede square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Mental Note tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#e2ddee) and two others. The Catskill White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bizarre – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddeaee and #eee2dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eaeede is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mental Note has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 32% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaeede is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eaeede
RGB Decimal rgb(234,238,222)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 6.27, 6.67
HSL hsl(75,32%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(75,6.72%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.4138,-4.1118,7.2686)
XYZ xyz(77.691,83.9154,81.2098)
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