Carambola Color

#efebd1

Carambola is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #10142e
Complementary Color #d1d5ef
Color Shade: warm yellow (52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.84% (better contrasting with black)
Carambola Color Sample
Carambola Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efebd1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Carambola Color. The Virgin Olive Oil color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Steamy Dumpling (#eae9b4) for more energetic effect. Try Beeswax as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1d5ef is the best complementary color to Carambola. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efebd1 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Parchment are #efdbd1 and #e4efd1. Thus found on the left and right of #efebd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Chrome White colors as they work well with Carambola.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carambola palette consists of #dcd1ef and #d1e4ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1d5ef). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #efebd1, 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 #efebd1 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carambola. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carambola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Frostee, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #efebd1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Carambola tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d1d5ef) and two others. The Iceberg 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 #d1efeb and #efd1d5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efebd1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Carambola has a hue angle of 52°, a saturation of 48.39% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efebd1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efebd1
RGB Decimal rgb(239,235,209)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 11.77, 6.27
HSL hsl(52,48.39%,87.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52,12.55%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.7383,-2.9671,13.0984)
XYZ xyz(76.8136,82.3708,72.1723)
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