Salt 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 | #101219 |
| Complementary Color | #e6e8ef |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Color. The Light Pistachio Tang 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 Salsify White (#ded8c4) for more energetic effect. Try Zero Degrees as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e6e8ef is the best complementary color to Salt. 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 #efede6 complementary color is Athens Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pampas are #efe8e6 and #ecefe6. Thus found on the left and right of #efede6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pampas and Green White colors as they work well with Salt.
The split-complementary Salt palette consists of #e8e6ef and #e6ecef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6e8ef). Try Athens Gray and Mystic colors in combination with #efede6, 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 #efede6 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 Salt. Thus Whisper and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Gin, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #efede6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Salt tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e6e8ef) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6efed and #efe6e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #efede6 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Salt has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 21.95% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efede6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efede6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,237,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 3.53, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(46.67,21.95%,91.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.67,3.77%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.7244,-0.5429,3.611) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.1637,84.6323,86.9735) |