Poplar Kitten Color

#ece9e9

Poplar Kitten is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #131616
Complementary Color #e9ecec
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.96% (better contrasting with black)
Poplar Kitten Color Sample
Poplar Kitten Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ece9e9

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Poplar Kitten Color. The Lava Geyser color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smells of Fresh Bread (#d7cecd) for more energetic effect. Try Lilac Ash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9ecec is the best complementary color to Poplar Kitten. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ece9e9 complementary color is Black Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ebb are #ece9ea and #eceae9. Thus found on the left and right of #ece9e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bon Jour and Ebb colors as they work well with Poplar Kitten.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poplar Kitten palette consists of #e9eaec and #e9ecea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9ecec). Try Athens Gray and Gray Nurse colors in combination with #ece9e9, 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 #ece9e9 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poplar Kitten. Thus Athens Gray and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poplar Kitten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Haze, Gray Nurse, and Athens Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #ece9e9 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Poplar Kitten tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#e9ecec) and two others. The Gray Nurse is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Black Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9ece9 and #ece9ec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ece9e9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Poplar Kitten has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 7.32% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ece9e9 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ece9e9
RGB Decimal rgb(236,233,233)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 1.18, 7.45
HSL hsl(0,7.32%,91.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,1.27%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.5722,1.0111,0.3462)
XYZ xyz(78.439,81.9939,88.783)
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