Navajo 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 | #10233c |
| Complementary Color | #c2d5ef |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Navajo Color. The Peach Latte 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 Toasted Coconut (#e9c2a1) for more energetic effect. Try Adobe South as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2d5ef is the best complementary color to Navajo. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efdcc3 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 Almond are #efc5c2 and #ebefc2. Thus found on the left and right of #efdcc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Navajo.
The split-complementary Navajo palette consists of #c5c2ef and #c2ebef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2d5ef). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #efdcc3, 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 #efdcc3 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 Navajo. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navajo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #efdcc3 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. Navajo tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c2d5ef) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2efdc and #efc2d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #efdcc3 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Navajo has a hue angle of 34.09°, a saturation of 57.89% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efdcc3 is made of 0% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efdcc3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,220,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.46, 17.26, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(34.09,57.89%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.09,18.41%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6748,2.5742,14.6427) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0401,73.4773,62.0681) |