Severe Seal 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 | #111821 |
| Complementary Color | #dde5ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Severe Seal Color. The Clambake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Barberry Sand (#e1d4bc) for more energetic effect. Try Orange Shimmer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dde5ee is the best complementary color to Severe Seal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eee7de complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #eededd and #edeedd. Thus found on the left and right of #eee7de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and White Rock colors as they work well with Severe Seal.
The split-complementary Severe Seal palette consists of #dfddee and #ddedee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dde5ee). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #eee7de, 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 #eee7de 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 Severe Seal. Thus Snuff and Harp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Severe Seal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eee7de 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. Severe Seal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dde5ee) and two others. The Harp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddeee7 and #eedde5.
In a RGB color space, hex #eee7de is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Severe Seal has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 32% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eee7de is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eee7de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,231,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 6.27, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,32%,90.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,6.72%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9547,0.8286,5.2038) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.0206,80.6029,80.6057) |