American Yorkshire Color

#efdcd4

American Yorkshire is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #10232b
Complementary Color #d3e7ef
Color Shade: warm red (17.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
American Yorkshire Color Sample
American Yorkshire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efdcd4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Yorkshire Color. The Adorable color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Marilyn Monroe (#e7c3ac) for more energetic effect. Try Peach Powder as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3e7ef is the best complementary color to American Yorkshire. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efdcd4 complementary color is Jagged Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pot Pourri are #efd3d9 and #efe9d3. Thus found on the left and right of #efdcd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Aths Special colors as they work well with American Yorkshire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary American Yorkshire palette consists of #d3d9ef and #d3efe9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3e7ef). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #efdcd4, 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 #efdcd4 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the American Yorkshire. Thus Prelude and Frostee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of American Yorkshire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jagged Ice, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #efdcd4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. American Yorkshire tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d3e7ef) and two others. The Frostee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Jagged Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3efdb and #efd3e7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efdcd4 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode American Yorkshire has a hue angle of 17.78°, a saturation of 45.76% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efdcd4 is made of 0% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efdcd4
RGB Decimal rgb(239,220,212)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 7.46, 10.59, 6.27
HSL hsl(17.78,45.76%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.78,11.3%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.0596,5.2041,6.2715)
XYZ xyz(73.0735,74.2906,72.7755)
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