Jakarta Color

#efddc3

Jakarta 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 #10223c
Complementary Color #c2d4ef
Color Shade: orange (35.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Jakarta Color Sample
Jakarta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efddc3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Jakarta Color. The Tiny Calf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shea (#f8f1eb) for more calm effect. Try Peach Latte as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c2d4ef is the best complementary color to Jakarta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efddc3 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #efc6c2 and #ebefc2. Thus found on the left and right of #efddc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Jakarta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jakarta palette consists of #c6c2ef and #c2ebef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2d4ef). Try Moon Raker and Cruise colors in combination with #efddc3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #efddc3 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 Jakarta. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jakarta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #efddc3 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jakarta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c2d4ef) 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 #c2efdd and #efc2d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efddc3 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Jakarta has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 57.89% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efddc3 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efddc3
RGB Decimal rgb(239,221,195)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 17.26, 6.27
HSL hsl(35.45,57.89%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.45,18.41%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.9243,2.0589,14.9947)
XYZ xyz(71.3034,74.0038,62.1558)
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