Chai 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 | #143051 |
| Complementary Color | #aecaea |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chai Color. The Bleached Almond 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 soft alternative called Boot Hill Ghost (#ddaf8e) for more calm effect. Try Seaside Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aecaea is the best complementary color to Chai. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ebcfae 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 Desert Sand are #eab0ae and #e8eaae. Thus found on the left and right of #ebcfae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Fall Green colors as they work well with Chai.
The split-complementary Chai palette consists of #b0aeea and #aee8ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aecaea). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #ebcfae, 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 #ebcfae 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 Chai. Thus Biloba Flower and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chai contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebcfae 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. Chai tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aecaea) 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 #aeeacf and #eaaec9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebcfae is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Chai has a hue angle of 32.46°, a saturation of 60.4% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebcfae is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebcfae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,207,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 23.92, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(32.46,60.4%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.46,25.96%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.6606,4.8507,20.0044) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2138,65.3438,49.2726) |