Key Keeper Color

#ecd1a5

Key Keeper is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #132e5a
Complementary Color #a5c0ec
Color Shade: orange (37.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Key Keeper Color Sample
Key Keeper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecd1a5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Key Keeper Color. The High Plateau color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Eastern Amber (#ebb67e) for more energetic effect. Try Tanaris Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a5c0ec is the best complementary color to Key Keeper. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecd1a5 complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pancho are #ecada5 and #e3eca5. Thus found on the left and right of #ecd1a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Key Keeper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Key Keeper palette consists of #ada5ec and #a5e3ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5c0ec). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #ecd1a5, 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 #ecd1a5 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Key Keeper. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Key Keeper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecd1a5 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Key Keeper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5c0ec) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5ecd1 and #eca5c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecd1a5 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Key Keeper has a hue angle of 37.18°, a saturation of 65.14% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecd1a5 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecd1a5
RGB Decimal rgb(236,209,165)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 27.84, 7.45
HSL hsl(37.18,65.14%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.18,30.08%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.0731,3.0051,25.3077)
XYZ xyz(64.1841,66.1504,44.9828)
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