Board & Batten Color

#ede7d5

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)
Board & Batten Color Sample
Board & Batten Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ede7d5

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.

Complementary Palette

#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.

Analogous Palette

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.

Split-complementary Palette

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.

Triadic Palette

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.

Square Palette

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.

Tetradic Palette

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.

Conversion Table

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)
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