Wax Flower is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #114c61 |
| Complementary Color | #9ed9ee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Flower Color. The Nude Flamingo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Canter Peach (#f6d3bb) for more energetic effect. Try Animated Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ed9ee is the best complementary color to Wax Flower. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eeb39e complementary color is Blizzard Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mandys Pink are #ee9eb0 and #eedb9e. Thus found on the left and right of #eeb39e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Chalky colors as they work well with Wax Flower.
The split-complementary Wax Flower palette consists of #9eb1ee and #9eeedb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ed9ee). Try Perano and Magic Mint colors in combination with #eeb39e, 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 #eeb39e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wax Flower. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wax Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Madang, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeb39e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wax Flower tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9ed9ee) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9eeeb3 and #ee9ed9.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeb39e is made of 41% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Flower has a hue angle of 15.75°, a saturation of 70.18% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeb39e is made of 0% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeb39e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,179,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.13, 31.37, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(15.75,70.18%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.75,33.61%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8076,18.6592,19.0699) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5516,52.886,39.5225) |