Beeswax 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 | #162854 |
| Complementary Color | #abbce8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Beeswax Color. The Arizona Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chenille Spread (#f1e7d6) for more calm effect. Try Burlywood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abbce8 is the best complementary color to Beeswax. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9d7ab complementary color is Spindle, 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 Chamois are #e8b8ab and #dbe8ab. Thus found on the left and right of #e9d7ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cashmere and Caper colors as they work well with Beeswax.
The split-complementary Beeswax palette consists of #b8abe8 and #abdbe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbce8). Try Biloba Flower and Regent St Blue colors in combination with #e9d7ab, 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 #e9d7ab 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 Beeswax. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beeswax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9d7ab 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. Beeswax tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#abbce8) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abe8d7 and #e8abbd.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9d7ab is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Beeswax has a hue angle of 42.58°, a saturation of 58.49% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9d7ab is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9d7ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,215,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 24.31, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(42.58,58.49%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.58,26.61%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4371,-0.4468,23.9991) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2554,68.8648,48.381) |