Helen of Troy is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c4760 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa9c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Helen of Troy Color. The Oxford Street 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 soft alternative called Warm Stone (#a79a8a) for more calm effect. Try Diversion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fa9c3 is the best complementary color to Helen of Troy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3b89f complementary color is Cadet 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 Coral Reef are #c3a69f and #bbc39f. Thus found on the left and right of #c3b89f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Rainee colors as they work well with Helen of Troy.
The split-complementary Helen of Troy palette consists of #a69fc3 and #9fbbc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa9c3). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c3b89f, 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 #c3b89f 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 Helen of Troy. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Helen of Troy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3b89f 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. Helen of Troy tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fa9c3) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fc3b8 and #c39fa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3b89f is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Helen of Troy has a hue angle of 41.67°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3b89f is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3b89f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,184,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 14.12, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(41.67,23.08%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.67,18.46%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0679,-0.2435,14.1078) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9042,48.3863,39.721) |