Blonde Curl Color

#efe2c5

Blonde Curl 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 #101d3a
Complementary Color #c5d2ef
Color Shade: orange (41.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.49% (better contrasting with black)
Blonde Curl Color Sample
Blonde Curl Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efe2c5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Blonde Curl Color. The Jasper Cane 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 Compatible Cream (#e8c89e) for more energetic effect. Try Flourish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5d2ef is the best complementary color to Blonde Curl. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efe2c5 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 #efcdc5 and #e7efc5. Thus found on the left and right of #efe2c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Blonde Curl.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blonde Curl palette consists of #cdc5ef and #c5e7ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5d2ef). Try Moon Raker and Spindle colors in combination with #efe2c5, 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 #efe2c5 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 Blonde Curl. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blonde Curl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe2c5 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. Blonde Curl tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5d2ef) 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 #c5efe2 and #efc5d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efe2c5 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Blonde Curl has a hue angle of 41.43°, a saturation of 56.76% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe2c5 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 16.48% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efe2c5
RGB Decimal rgb(239,226,197)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 16.48, 6.27
HSL hsl(41.43,56.76%,85.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.43,17.57%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.2178,-0.2113,15.7733)
XYZ xyz(72.871,76.7747,63.8016)
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