Crossroads 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 | #122d5c |
| Complementary Color | #a3beec |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crossroads Color. The Silk Sails color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Splendor (#f3dfcc) for more calm effect. Try High Plateau as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3beec is the best complementary color to Crossroads. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd2a3 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Pancho are #ecada3 and #e3eca3. Thus found on the left and right of #edd2a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Primrose colors as they work well with Crossroads.
The split-complementary Crossroads palette consists of #ada3ec and #a3e3ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3beec). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #edd2a3, 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 #edd2a3 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 Crossroads. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crossroads contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd2a3 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. Crossroads tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3beec) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3ecd2 and #eca3bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #edd2a3 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Crossroads has a hue angle of 38.11°, a saturation of 67.27% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd2a3 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edd2a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,210,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 29.02, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(38.11,67.27%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.11,31.22%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3735,2.616,26.7741) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5825,66.7421,44.129) |