True Blonde 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 | #233b64 |
| Complementary Color | #9bb3dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to True Blonde Color. The City Sunrise 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 Porcini (#cca580) for more calm effect. Try Pelican Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9bb3dc is the best complementary color to True Blonde. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcc49b complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 Pavlova are #dca39b and #d3dc9b. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc49b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with True Blonde.
The split-complementary True Blonde palette consists of #a39bdc and #9bd3dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bb3dc). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcc49b, 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 #dcc49b 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 True Blonde. Thus Light Wisteria and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Blonde contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc49b 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. True Blonde tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bb3dc) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bdcc4 and #dc9bb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc49b is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode True Blonde has a hue angle of 37.85°, a saturation of 48.15% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc49b is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc49b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,196,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 25.49, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(37.85,48.15%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.85,29.55%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2145,2.3715,23.7098) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1715,57.0621,39.1166) |