Oh Dahling Color

#edeec5

Oh Dahling 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 #12113a
Complementary Color #c6c4ee
Color Shade: mid yellow (61.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Oh Dahling Color Sample
Oh Dahling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edeec5

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Oh Dahling Color. The Ivory Keys color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pale View (#f4f2e2) for more calm effect. Try Soft Silver as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c6c4ee is the best complementary color to Oh Dahling. 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 #edeec5 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Tahuna Sands are #eedac4 and #d8eec4. Thus found on the left and right of #edeec5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Tea Green colors as they work well with Oh Dahling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oh Dahling palette consists of #dac4ee and #c4d8ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c4ee). Try French Lilac and Spindle colors in combination with #edeec5, 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 #edeec5 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 Oh Dahling. Thus Vanilla Ice and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oh Dahling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Cruise, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #edeec5 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. Oh Dahling tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c6c4ee) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4edee and #eec5c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edeec5 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Oh Dahling has a hue angle of 61.46°, a saturation of 54.67% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edeec5 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #edeec5
RGB Decimal rgb(237,238,197)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 16.08, 6.67
HSL hsl(61.46,54.67%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(61.46,17.23%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.0953,-7.0173,19.7828)
XYZ xyz(75.5776,83.1848,64.8962)
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