Antique White Color

#ece6d5

Antique White 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 #13192a
Complementary Color #d4dbec
Color Shade: orange (44.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.04% (better contrasting with black)
Antique White Color Sample
Antique White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ece6d5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique White Color. The Rancho Verde 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 Almond Silk (#e1cfb2) for more energetic effect. Try Island Embrace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4dbec is the best complementary color to Antique White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ece6d5 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 cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #ecdad4 and #e6ecd4. Thus found on the left and right of #ece6d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Antique White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antique White palette consists of #dad4ec and #d4e6ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4dbec). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #ece6d5, 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 #ece6d5 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 Antique White. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antique White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece6d5 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. Antique White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4dbec) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4ece6 and #ecd4db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ece6d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Antique White has a hue angle of 44.35°, a saturation of 37.7% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece6d5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ece6d5
RGB Decimal rgb(236,230,213)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 9.02, 7.45
HSL hsl(44.35,37.7%,88.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.35,9.75%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.3385,-0.8354,8.9909)
XYZ xyz(74.8991,79.2306,74.2962)
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