Hidden Diary 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 | #121b33 |
| Complementary Color | #ccd5ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Diary Color. The Virgin Olive Oil 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 Buckwheat Groats (#e0d8a7) for more energetic effect. Try Gourmet Honey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccd5ed is the best complementary color to Hidden Diary. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ede4cc complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Parchment are #edd3cc and #e5edcc. Thus found on the left and right of #ede4cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Chrome White colors as they work well with Hidden Diary.
The split-complementary Hidden Diary palette consists of #d3cced and #cce5ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd5ed). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ede4cc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ede4cc 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 Hidden Diary. Thus French Lilac and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hidden Diary contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Peppermint, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede4cc square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hidden Diary tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ccd5ed) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccede4 and #edccd5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ede4cc is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Diary has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 47.83% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede4cc is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ede4cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,228,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 12.94, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,47.83%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,13.92%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7119,-0.8874,12.8008) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5675,77.851,68.2761) |