Cream Shale

#ded2ce

Notes

Cream Shale (#DED2CE) is a soft orange with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (15°, 20%, 84%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#ded2ce

RGB

rgb(222, 210, 206)

HSL

hsl(15, 20%, 84%)