Ancient Scroll 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 | #0f1b2e |
| Complementary Color | #d1dcef |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Scroll Color. The Mesquite Powder color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cool December (#fdfbf8) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1dcef is the best complementary color to Ancient Scroll. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0e4d1 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Parchment are #efd4d1 and #ecefd1. Thus found on the left and right of #f0e4d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Chrome White colors as they work well with Ancient Scroll.
The split-complementary Ancient Scroll palette consists of #d4d1ef and #d1ecef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1dcef). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #f0e4d1, 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 #f0e4d1 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 Ancient Scroll. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Scroll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Peppermint, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0e4d1 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. Ancient Scroll tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d1dcef) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1efe4 and #efd1dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0e4d1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Scroll has a hue angle of 36.77°, a saturation of 50.82% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0e4d1 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0e4d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,228,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 12.16, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(36.77,50.82%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.77,12.92%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.06,0.9563,10.7212) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1872,78.6155,71.5331) |