Chalky is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #11286b |
| Complementary Color | #93abee |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalky Color. The Luscious Lemon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dusty Ivory (#f1ddbe) for more calm effect. Try Moondoggie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93abee is the best complementary color to Chalky. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eed794 complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chalky are #eeaa93 and #d7ee93. Thus found on the left and right of #eed794 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tacao and Primrose colors as they work well with Chalky.
The split-complementary Chalky palette consists of #aa93ee and #93d7ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93abee). Try Biloba Flower and Cornflower colors in combination with #eed794, 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 #eed794 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 Chalky. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chalky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Magic Mint, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eed794 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chalky tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#93abee) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93eed6 and #ee93aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #eed794 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Chalky has a hue angle of 44.67°, a saturation of 72.58% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eed794 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eed794 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,215,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 35.29, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(44.67,72.58%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.67,37.82%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4625,-1.3461,35.9739) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9056,68.9161,37.8982) |