Hemlock Bud Color

#eceedf

Hemlock Bud is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #131120
Complementary Color #e1dfed
Color Shade: mid yellow (68° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Hemlock Bud Color Sample
Hemlock Bud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eceedf

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hemlock Bud Color. The Lilylock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soft Vellum (#dddebe) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Spring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e1dfed is the best complementary color to Hemlock Bud. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eceedf complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #ede8df and #e4eddf. Thus found on the left and right of #eceedf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Willow Brook colors as they work well with Hemlock Bud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hemlock Bud palette consists of #e8dfed and #dfe4ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1dfed). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #eceedf, 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 #eceedf offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hemlock Bud. Thus Prim and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hemlock Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Harp, and Soft Peach split by 90° on the color wheel. #eceedf square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Hemlock Bud tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#e1dfed) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pearl Bush – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfebed and #ede1df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eceedf is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hemlock Bud has a hue angle of 68°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eceedf is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eceedf
RGB Decimal rgb(236,238,223)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 5.88, 6.67
HSL hsl(68,30.61%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(68,6.3%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.5848,-3.2603,7.015)
XYZ xyz(78.4859,84.3097,81.9488)
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