Salt Steppe 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 | #124 |
| Complementary Color | #bacbee |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Steppe Color. The Flesh Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Magnolia Petal (#f7eee3) for more calm effect. Try White Zin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bacbee is the best complementary color to Salt Steppe. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edb complementary color is Spindle, 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 White are #eec3ba and #e5eeba. Thus found on the left and right of #edb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Caper colors as they work well with Salt Steppe.
The split-complementary Salt Steppe palette consists of #c3baee and #bae5ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bacbee). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #edb, 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 #edb 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 Salt Steppe. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Steppe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #edb 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. Salt Steppe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bacbee) 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 #baeedc and #eebacb.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeddbb is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Steppe has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeddbb is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 20% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeddbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,221,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 20, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(40,60%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,21.43%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6751,0.5322,18.8133) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.086,73.4779,57.5024) |