You're Blushing Color

#e2caaf

You're Blushing 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 #1d3550
Complementary Color #aec7e2
Color Shade: orange (31.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
You're Blushing Color Sample
You're Blushing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2caaf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to You're Blushing Color. The Beach Boardwalk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lily White (#f0e7d3) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Rice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aec7e2 is the best complementary color to You're Blushing. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2caaf complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Grain Brown are #e2b0ae and #e0e2ae. Thus found on the left and right of #e2caaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Sapling colors as they work well with You're Blushing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary You're Blushing palette consists of #b0aee2 and #aee0e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aec7e2). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e2caaf, 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 #e2caaf 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 You're Blushing. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of You're Blushing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2caaf square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. You're Blushing tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aec7e2) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aee2ca and #e2aec7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2caaf is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode You're Blushing has a hue angle of 31.76°, a saturation of 46.79% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2caaf is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 20% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2caaf
RGB Decimal rgb(226,202,175)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 20, 11.37
HSL hsl(31.76,46.79%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.76,22.57%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6495,4.2342,16.5552)
XYZ xyz(60.2224,61.505,49.255)
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