Chanoyu is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #11172d |
| Complementary Color | #d2d8ed |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chanoyu Color. The Dried Palm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tuscan Bread (#e7d2ad) for more energetic effect. Try Melt with You as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2d8ed is the best complementary color to Chanoyu. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eee8d2 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aths Special are #eddad2 and #e6edd2. Thus found on the left and right of #eee8d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Aths Special colors as they work well with Chanoyu.
The split-complementary Chanoyu palette consists of #dad2ed and #d2e6ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2d8ed). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #eee8d2, 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 #eee8d2 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chanoyu. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chanoyu contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #eee8d2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chanoyu tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d2d8ed) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2ede8 and #edd2d8.
In a RGB color space, hex #eee8d2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chanoyu has a hue angle of 47.14°, a saturation of 45.16% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eee8d2 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eee8d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,232,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 10.98, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(47.14,45.16%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.14,11.76%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9282,-1.636,11.4166) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.7494,80.5435,72.5268) |