Natural Linen Color

#ecdfcf

Natural Linen 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 #132030
Complementary Color #cfdceb
Color Shade: orange (33.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Natural Linen Color Sample
Natural Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecdfcf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Natural Linen Color. The Gypsum Rose 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 Tailor's Buff (#dfc2aa) for more energetic effect. Try Coconut Crumble as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfdceb is the best complementary color to Natural Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecdfcf 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 Stark White are #ebd0cf and #eaebcf. Thus found on the left and right of #ecdfcf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Natural Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Natural Linen palette consists of #d0cfeb and #cfeaeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfdceb). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ecdfcf, 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 #ecdfcf 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 Natural Linen. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Natural Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecdfcf 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. Natural Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfdceb) and two others. The Skeptic 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 #cfebdf and #ebcfdc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecdfcf is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Natural Linen has a hue angle of 33.1°, a saturation of 43.28% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecdfcf is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecdfcf
RGB Decimal rgb(236,223,207)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 11.37, 7.45
HSL hsl(33.1,43.28%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.1,12.29%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.446,1.7954,9.4181)
XYZ xyz(72.2422,75.1132,69.7222)
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