Lumber Color

#ffe4cd

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

Inverse Color #001b32
Complementary Color #cde7fe
Color Shade: warm red (27.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
Lumber Color Sample
Lumber Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe4cd

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lumber Color. The Fuzzy Navel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mango Nectar (#ffd49d) for more calm effect. Try Blushing Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cde7fe is the best complementary color to Lumber. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe4cd complementary color is Onahau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tequila are #fecdce and #fefccd. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe4cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmos and Pipi colors as they work well with Lumber.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lumber palette consists of #cdcffe and #cdfefd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cde7fe). Try Periwinkle and Onahau colors in combination with #ffe4cd, 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 #ffe4cd offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lumber. Thus Fog and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lumber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Snowy Mint, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe4cd square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Lumber tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cde7fe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Onahau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdfee4 and #fecde8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe4cd is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Lumber has a hue angle of 27.6°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe4cd is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe4cd
RGB Decimal rgb(255,228,205)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 19.61, 0
HSL hsl(27.6,100%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.6,19.61%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.2004,5.7098,14.5941)
XYZ xyz(80.0028,81.1546,69.2054)
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