Silk for the Gods Color

#ecddc9

Silk for the Gods 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 #132236
Complementary Color #c9d8eb
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.69% (better contrasting with black)
Silk for the Gods Color Sample
Silk for the Gods Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecddc9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk for the Gods Color. The Weathered Sandstone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Buttercup Yellow (#e3c2a3) for more energetic effect. Try Tiny Calf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9d8eb is the best complementary color to Silk for the Gods. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecddc9 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Double Spanish White are #ebcbc9 and #e9ebc9. Thus found on the left and right of #ecddc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Silk for the Gods.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silk for the Gods palette consists of #cbc9eb and #c9e9eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d8eb). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ecddc9, 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 #ecddc9 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 Silk for the Gods. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silk for the Gods contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecddc9 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. Silk for the Gods tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d8eb) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9ebdd and #ebc9d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecddc9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Silk for the Gods has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 47.95% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecddc9 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecddc9
RGB Decimal rgb(236,221,201)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 13.73, 7.45
HSL hsl(34.29,47.95%,85.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,14.83%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.8103,1.8861,11.6562)
XYZ xyz(70.9911,73.7628,65.7544)
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