Sablewood Color

#ecdfd6

Sablewood is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #132029
Complementary Color #d5e3ec
Color Shade: warm red (24.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.24% (better contrasting with black)
Sablewood Color Sample
Sablewood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecdfd6

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sablewood Color. The Coral Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Canyon Dusk (#ddc3b7) for more calm effect. Try Lyman Camellia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5e3ec is the best complementary color to Sablewood. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecdfd6 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bizarre are #ecd5d8 and #ecead5. Thus found on the left and right of #ecdfd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and White Rock colors as they work well with Sablewood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sablewood palette consists of #d5d7ec and #d5ecea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5e3ec). Try Periwinkle Gray and Swans Down colors in combination with #ecdfd6, 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 #ecdfd6 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sablewood. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sablewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecdfd6 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Sablewood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d5e3ec) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5ecdf and #ecd5e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecdfd6 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sablewood has a hue angle of 24.55°, a saturation of 36.67% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecdfd6 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecdfd6
RGB Decimal rgb(236,223,214)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 8.63, 7.45
HSL hsl(24.55,36.67%,88.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.55,9.32%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.6095,2.9255,5.9829)
XYZ xyz(73.1173,75.4633,74.3305)
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