Bee's Wax Color

#eabf86

Bee's Wax 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 #154079
Complementary Color #86b1e9
Color Shade: orange (34.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Bee's Wax Color Sample
Bee's Wax Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eabf86

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bee's Wax Color. The Peach Darling color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adventure Orange (#eda367) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Strand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#86b1e9 is the best complementary color to Bee's Wax. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eabf86 complementary color is Portage, 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 Gold Sand are #e98d86 and #e2e986. Thus found on the left and right of #eabf86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Bee's Wax.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bee's Wax palette consists of #8d86e9 and #86e3e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86b1e9). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #eabf86, 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 #eabf86 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 Bee's Wax. Thus Biloba Flower and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bee's Wax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eabf86 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. Bee's Wax tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#86b1e9) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86e9be and #e986b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eabf86 is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Bee's Wax has a hue angle of 34.2°, a saturation of 70.42% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eabf86 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #eabf86
RGB Decimal rgb(234,191,134)
RGB Percentage 42%, 34%, 24%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 39.21, 8.24
HSL hsl(34.2,70.42%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.2,42.74%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.8835,8.0239,34.5157)
XYZ xyz(56.8656,56.4753,30.4579)
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