Steam Chestnut 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 | #141e56 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b3ea |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Steam Chestnut Color. The Informal Ivory color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Writing Paper (#f1e6cf) for more calm effect. Try Minified Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9b3ea is the best complementary color to Steam Chestnut. 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 #ebe1a9 complementary color is Biloba Flower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Double Colonial White are #eac0a9 and #d3eaa9. Thus found on the left and right of #ebe1a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zinnwaldite and Caper colors as they work well with Steam Chestnut.
The split-complementary Steam Chestnut palette consists of #c0a9ea and #a9d3ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b3ea). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #ebe1a9, 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 #ebe1a9 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 Steam Chestnut. Thus French Lilac and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steam Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Padua, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebe1a9 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, 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. Steam Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a9b3ea) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9eae1 and #eaa9b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebe1a9 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Steam Chestnut has a hue angle of 50.91°, a saturation of 62.26% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebe1a9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 25.89% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebe1a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,225,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 25.89, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(50.91,62.26%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.91,28.09%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.1004,-5.067,28.6868) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3476,74.3772,48.29) |