Vellum Parchment Color

#efe4d9

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

Inverse Color #101b26
Complementary Color #d9e3ee
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.41% (better contrasting with black)
Vellum Parchment Color Sample
Vellum Parchment Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efe4d9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vellum Parchment Color. The Cotton & Flax color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Loofah (#e3d3b5) for more energetic effect. Try Ellen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9e3ee is the best complementary color to Vellum Parchment. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efe4d9 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bizarre are #eed9d9 and #eeeed9. Thus found on the left and right of #efe4d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and White Rock colors as they work well with Vellum Parchment.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vellum Parchment palette consists of #d9d9ee and #d9eeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e3ee). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #efe4d9, 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 #efe4d9 offers a combination of violet and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vellum Parchment. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vellum Parchment contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe4d9 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Vellum Parchment tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d9e3ee) and two others. The Swans Down 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 #d9eee3 and #eed9e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efe4d9 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Vellum Parchment has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 40.74% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe4d9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efe4d9
RGB Decimal rgb(239,228,217)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 8.63, 6.27
HSL hsl(30,40.74%,89.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,9.21%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.1651,1.8874,6.6848)
XYZ xyz(75.8644,78.8473,76.8662)
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