Hen of the Woods is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #11263b |
| Complementary Color | #c3d9ee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hen of the Woods Color. The Shea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cashmere (#e6bea5) for more energetic effect. Try Bronze Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3d9ee is the best complementary color to Hen of the Woods. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eed9c4 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Almond are #eec3c3 and #eeeec3. Thus found on the left and right of #eed9c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Fall Green colors as they work well with Hen of the Woods.
The split-complementary Hen of the Woods palette consists of #c3c3ee and #c3eeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3d9ee). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #eed9c4, 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 #eed9c4 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 Hen of the Woods. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hen of the Woods contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Tea Green, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #eed9c4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hen of the Woods tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c3d9ee) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3eed9 and #eec3d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #eed9c4 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hen of the Woods has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 55.26% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eed9c4 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eed9c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,217,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 16.47, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(30,55.26%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,17.65%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8666,3.911,12.9633) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0366,71.7884,62.3898) |