Quarried Limestone Color

#ebe6d5

Quarried Limestone 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 #14192a
Complementary Color #d5daeb
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.84% (better contrasting with black)
Quarried Limestone Color Sample
Quarried Limestone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ebe6d5

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Quarried Limestone Color. The Almond Silk 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 Netsuke (#e0cfb0) for more energetic effect. Try Braided Raffia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5daeb is the best complementary color to Quarried Limestone. 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 #ebe6d5 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #ebdbd5 and #e4ebd5. Thus found on the left and right of #ebe6d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Quarried Limestone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quarried Limestone palette consists of #dbd5eb and #d5e4eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5daeb). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #ebe6d5, 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 #ebe6d5 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 Quarried Limestone. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quarried Limestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebe6d5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Quarried Limestone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d5daeb) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5ebe6 and #ebd5da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ebe6d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Quarried Limestone has a hue angle of 46.36°, a saturation of 35.48% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebe6d5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #ebe6d5
RGB Decimal rgb(235,230,213)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 8.63, 7.84
HSL hsl(46.36,35.48%,87.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.36,9.36%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.2614,-1.1844,8.8702)
XYZ xyz(74.568,79.0599,74.2807)
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