Origami Color

#ece0c6

Origami 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 #131f39
Complementary Color #c6d2ec
Color Shade: orange (41.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Origami Color Sample
Origami Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ece0c6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Origami Color. The October Bounty color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crystal Cut (#f8f4ed) for more calm effect. Try Russet Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6d2ec is the best complementary color to Origami. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ece0c6 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Parchment are #eccdc6 and #e5ecc6. Thus found on the left and right of #ece0c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Chrome White colors as they work well with Origami.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Origami palette consists of #cdc6ec and #c6e5ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6d2ec). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ece0c6, 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 #ece0c6 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 Origami. Thus French Lilac and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Origami contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Fringy Flower, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece0c6 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. Origami tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c6d2ec) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6ece0 and #ecc6d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ece0c6 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Origami has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece0c6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ece0c6
RGB Decimal rgb(236,224,198)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 14.9, 7.45
HSL hsl(41.05,50%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.05,16.1%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.4966,-0.1164,14.1997)
XYZ xyz(71.4408,75.2214,64.1799)
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