Wax Sculpture Color

#e2d5bd

Wax Sculpture 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 #1d2a42
Complementary Color #bdcae2
Color Shade: orange (38.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Wax Sculpture Color Sample
Wax Sculpture Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2d5bd

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Sculpture Color. The Honey Peach 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 Recycled (#cdb6a0) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bdcae2 is the best complementary color to Wax Sculpture. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2d5bd complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Bone are #e2c2bd and #dce2bd. Thus found on the left and right of #e2d5bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Wax Sculpture.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wax Sculpture palette consists of #c2bde2 and #bddce2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdcae2). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e2d5bd, 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 #e2d5bd 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 Wax Sculpture. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wax Sculpture contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2d5bd 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. Wax Sculpture tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdcae2) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bde2d5 and #e2bdc9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2d5bd is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Sculpture has a hue angle of 38.92°, a saturation of 38.95% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2d5bd is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2d5bd
RGB Decimal rgb(226,213,189)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 14.51, 11.37
HSL hsl(38.92,38.95%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.92,16.37%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.7213,0.5741,13.4717)
XYZ xyz(64.3436,67.4314,57.7684)
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