Water Chestnut 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 | #121b30 |
| Complementary Color | #cfd8ec |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Chestnut Color. The Warm Shell color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Durian White (#e6d0ab) for more energetic effect. Try Lentil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfd8ec is the best complementary color to Water Chestnut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ede4cf 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 Aths Special are #ecd5cf and #e6eccf. Thus found on the left and right of #ede4cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Water Chestnut.
The split-complementary Water Chestnut palette consists of #d5cfec and #cfe6ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd8ec). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ede4cf, 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 #ede4cf 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 Water Chestnut. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede4cf 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. Water Chestnut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfd8ec) 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 #cfece4 and #eccfd8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ede4cf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Water Chestnut has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede4cf is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ede4cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,228,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 11.76, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(42,45.45%,87.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,12.66%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7782,-0.4189,11.3306) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9309,77.9963,70.1897) |