Swallow-Tailed Moth Color

#ece9dd

Swallow-Tailed Moth is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #131622
Complementary Color #dde0eb
Color Shade: warm yellow (48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.61% (better contrasting with black)
Swallow-Tailed Moth Color Sample
Swallow-Tailed Moth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ece9dd

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Swallow-Tailed Moth Color. The Caraway Seeds color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oyster Bar (#dbd0bb) for more energetic effect. Try Natural Almond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dde0eb is the best complementary color to Swallow-Tailed Moth. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ece9dd complementary color is Mystic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Satin Linen are #ebe1dd and #e7ebdd. Thus found on the left and right of #ece9dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Swallow-Tailed Moth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Swallow-Tailed Moth palette consists of #e1ddeb and #dde7eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dde0eb). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #ece9dd, 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 #ece9dd offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swallow-Tailed Moth. Thus Snuff and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Swallow-Tailed Moth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Gin, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece9dd square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Swallow-Tailed Moth tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dde0eb) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddebe9 and #ebdde0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ece9dd is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Swallow-Tailed Moth has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 28.3% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece9dd is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ece9dd
RGB Decimal rgb(236,233,221)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 5.88, 7.45
HSL hsl(48,28.3%,89.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48,6.36%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.2788,-1.0503,6.1732)
XYZ xyz(76.7821,81.3312,80.0582)
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