Oriental Silk 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 | #101a29 |
| Complementary Color | #d5e0ef |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Oriental Silk Color. The Geyser Basin 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 You're Blushing (#e2caaf) for more energetic effect. Try Grey Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d5e0ef is the best complementary color to Oriental Silk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efe5d6 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Aths Special are #efd8d5 and #ecefd5. Thus found on the left and right of #efe5d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Oriental Silk.
The split-complementary Oriental Silk palette consists of #d8d5ef and #d5ecef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5e0ef). Try Snuff and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #efe5d6, 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 #efe5d6 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 Oriental Silk. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oriental Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Peppermint, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe5d6 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. Oriental Silk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d5e0ef) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5efe5 and #efd5df.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe5d6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Silk has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 43.86% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe5d6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe5d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,229,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 9.81, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(36,43.86%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,10.46%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3448,0.8872,8.5092) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.7535,79.2444,74.9214) |