Cheviot Color

#f6f2e8

Cheviot 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 #090d17
Complementary Color #e7ecf6
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.73% (better contrasting with black)
Cheviot Color Sample
Cheviot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6f2e8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheviot Color. The Floating Feather 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 Golden Weave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7ecf6 is the best complementary color to Cheviot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6f2e8 complementary color is White Lilac, 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 Ecru White are #f6eae7 and #f3f6e7. Thus found on the left and right of #f6f2e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Ecru White colors as they work well with Cheviot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cheviot palette consists of #eae7f6 and #e7f3f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7ecf6). Try White Lilac and Black Squeeze colors in combination with #f6f2e8, 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 #f6f2e8 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 Cheviot. Thus White Lilac and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cheviot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Lilac, Frostee, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6f2e8 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. Cheviot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e7ecf6) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary White Lilac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7f6f2 and #f6e7ec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6f2e8 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cheviot has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 93.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6f2e8 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6f2e8
RGB Decimal rgb(246,242,232)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 5.49, 3.53
HSL hsl(42.86,43.75%,93.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,5.69%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.5484,-0.3706,5.281)
XYZ xyz(84.3237,88.9233,89.0635)
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