St. Nicholas Beard Color

#eedddd

St. Nicholas Beard is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #122
Complementary Color #dee
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
St. Nicholas Beard Color Sample
St. Nicholas Beard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eedddd

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to St. Nicholas Beard Color. The Powdered Petals color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spice Girl (#e1c2c1) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Colored Glasses as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dee is the best complementary color to St. Nicholas Beard. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #eedde5 and #eee5dd. Thus found on the left and right of #edd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prim and Dawn Pink colors as they work well with St. Nicholas Beard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary St. Nicholas Beard palette consists of #dde5ee and #ddeee5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee). Try Botticelli and Harp colors in combination with #edd, 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 #edd offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the St. Nicholas Beard. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of St. Nicholas Beard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Willow Brook, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue 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. St. Nicholas Beard tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#dee) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ded and #ede.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eedddd is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode St. Nicholas Beard has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eedddd is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eedddd
RGB Decimal rgb(238,221,221)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 6.66, 6.67
HSL hsl(0,33.33%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,7.14%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.4447,5.8189,2.0892)
XYZ xyz(74.1675,75.1105,78.9953)
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