Stone Quarry Color

#ece4dc

Stone Quarry 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 #131b23
Complementary Color #dce4ec
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.41% (better contrasting with black)
Stone Quarry Color Sample
Stone Quarry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ece4dc

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stone Quarry Color. The Soft Doeskin color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magic Sail (#e0d2ba) for more energetic effect. Try Pebbled Courtyard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dce4ec is the best complementary color to Stone Quarry. 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 #ece4dc complementary color is Mystic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #ecdcdc and #ececdc. Thus found on the left and right of #ece4dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Satin Linen colors as they work well with Stone Quarry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stone Quarry palette consists of #dcdcec and #dcecec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce4ec). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #ece4dc, 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 #ece4dc 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 Stone Quarry. Thus Snuff and Harp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stone Quarry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Willow Brook, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece4dc 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. Stone Quarry tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dce4ec) and two others. The Harp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcece4 and #ecdce4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ece4dc is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Stone Quarry has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 29.63% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece4dc is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ece4dc
RGB Decimal rgb(236,228,220)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 6.28, 7.45
HSL hsl(30,29.63%,89.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,6.78%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.0017,1.3443,4.851)
XYZ xyz(75.2537,78.487,78.8934)
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