Pekin Chicken 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 | #0a2d53 |
| Complementary Color | #abcff5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pekin Chicken Color. The Pixel Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hint of Orange (#f8e6d9) for more calm effect. Try Honeysuckle White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abcff5 is the best complementary color to Pekin Chicken. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5d2ac complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5adab and #f3f5ab. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d2ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Pekin Chicken.
The split-complementary Pekin Chicken palette consists of #adabf5 and #abf3f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abcff5). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5d2ac, 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 #f5d2ac 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 Pekin Chicken. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pekin Chicken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d2ac 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. Pekin Chicken tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#abcff5) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abf5d2 and #f5abcf.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5d2ac is made of 39% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pekin Chicken has a hue angle of 31.23°, a saturation of 78.49% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d2ac is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5d2ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,210,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 28.63, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(31.23,78.49%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.23,29.8%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.248,6.7941,23.3838) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1492,68.4842,48.6567) |