Chalk 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 | #12151a |
| Complementary Color | #e5e8ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalk Color. The Urban Bird 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 saturated alternative called Salisbury Stone (#ddd8c6) for more energetic effect. Try Alpaca Blanket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e5e8ed is the best complementary color to Chalk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edeae5 complementary color is Athens Gray, 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 Pampas are #ede6e5 and #ecede5. Thus found on the left and right of #edeae5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebb and Cararra colors as they work well with Chalk.
The split-complementary Chalk palette consists of #e6e5ed and #e5eced colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e8ed). Try Athens Gray and Mystic colors in combination with #edeae5, 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 #edeae5 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 Chalk. Thus Mischka and Mystic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Gray Nurse, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #edeae5 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. Chalk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5e8ed) and two others. The Mystic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebb – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5edea and #ede5e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #edeae5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Chalk has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 91.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edeae5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edeae5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,234,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.14, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,18.18%,91.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,3.38%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.7983,0.1395,2.7684) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.4907,82.5073,85.9173) |