Onion Skin 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 | #111220 |
| Complementary Color | #dfe0ed |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Onion Skin Color. The Lilylock 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 Flaxen Fair (#e3ddbd) for more energetic effect. Try Coconut Cream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfe0ed is the best complementary color to Onion Skin. 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 #eeeddf complementary color is Snuff, 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 White Rock are #ede5df and #e7eddf. Thus found on the left and right of #eeeddf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Onion Skin.
The split-complementary Onion Skin palette consists of #e5dfed and #dfe7ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe0ed). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #eeeddf, 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 #eeeddf 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 Onion Skin. Thus Snuff and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Onion Skin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Gin, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeeddf 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. Onion Skin tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dfe0ed) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfedec and #eddfe0.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeeddf is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Onion Skin has a hue angle of 56°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeeddf is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeeddf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,237,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 5.88, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(56,30.61%,90.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56,6.3%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.4823,-2.0676,6.8867) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.8634,84.0732,81.8832) |