Escargot 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 | #000e27 |
| Complementary Color | #d8e6ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Escargot Color. The Yellow Canary color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Joyous (#ffeeb0) for more calm effect. Try Peach Cider as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d8e6ff is the best complementary color to Escargot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fff1d8 complementary color is Pattens Blue, 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 Pink Lady are #ffddd8 and #f9ffd8. Thus found on the left and right of #fff1d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Peach Schnapps and Spring Sun colors as they work well with Escargot.
The split-complementary Escargot palette consists of #ddd8ff and #d8f9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8e6ff). Try Fog and Oyster Bay colors in combination with #fff1d8, 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 #fff1d8 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 Escargot. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Escargot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pattens Blue, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff1d8 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. Escargot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d8e6ff) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Pattens Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8fff1 and #ffd8e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #fff1d8 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Escargot has a hue angle of 38.46°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff1d8 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fff1d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,241,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 15.29, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(38.46,100%,92.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.46,15.29%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.6341,0.7109,13.7601) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.09,89.1285,77.6845) |