Devonshire Color

#f5efe7

Devonshire 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 #0a1018
Complementary Color #e7edf4
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Devonshire Color Sample
Devonshire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5efe7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Devonshire Color. The Sailcloth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Clam Up (#ebdbc1) for more energetic effect. Try Mother of Pearl as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7edf4 is the best complementary color to Devonshire. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5efe7 complementary color is Catskill White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Merino are #f4e8e7 and #f3f4e7. Thus found on the left and right of #f5efe7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn Pink and Ecru White colors as they work well with Devonshire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Devonshire palette consists of #e8e7f4 and #e7f3f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7edf4). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #f5efe7, 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 #f5efe7 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 Devonshire. Thus Snuff and Aqua Squeeze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Devonshire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Panache, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5efe7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Devonshire tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e7edf4) and two others. The Aqua Squeeze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7f4ef and #f4e7ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5efe7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Devonshire has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5efe7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5efe7
RGB Decimal rgb(245,239,231)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 5.49, 3.92
HSL hsl(34.29,41.18%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,5.71%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.7022,0.6468,4.5655)
XYZ xyz(82.9465,86.915,88.0058)
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