Silk Dessou 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 | #111623 |
| Complementary Color | #dce1ee |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Dessou Color. The Hephaestus 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 Smashed Potatoes (#e2d0b9) for more energetic effect. Try Sesame Seed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dce1ee is the best complementary color to Silk Dessou. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eee9dc 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 White Rock are #eee0dc and #eaeedc. Thus found on the left and right of #eee9dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Silk Dessou.
The split-complementary Silk Dessou palette consists of #e0dcee and #dceaee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce1ee). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #eee9dc, 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 #eee9dc 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 Silk Dessou. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk Dessou contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Harp, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eee9dc 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. Silk Dessou tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dce1ee) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bizarre – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dceee9 and #eedce1.
In a RGB color space, hex #eee9dc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Dessou has a hue angle of 43.33°, a saturation of 34.62% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eee9dc is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eee9dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,233,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 7.06, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(43.33,34.62%,89.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.33,7.56%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.4079,-0.5275,6.8995) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.3171,81.6223,79.3898) |