Board & Batten is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #12182a |
| Complementary Color | #d4dbed |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Board & Batten Color. The Island Embrace 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 Almond Silk (#e1cfb2) for more energetic effect. Try Pretty Pastry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d4dbed is the best complementary color to Board & Batten. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ede7d5 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #eddbd4 and #e7edd4. Thus found on the left and right of #ede7d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Aths Special colors as they work well with Board & Batten.
The split-complementary Board & Batten palette consists of #dad4ed and #d4e7ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4dbed). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #ede7d5, 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 #ede7d5 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 Board & Batten. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Board & Batten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede7d5 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Board & Batten tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4dbed) 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 #d4ede7 and #edd4db.
In a RGB color space, hex #ede7d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Board & Batten has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede7d5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ede7d5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,231,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 9.41, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(45,40%,88.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,10.13%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.6671,-0.9971,9.4717) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.5112,79.9604,74.4048) |