Wax Wing Color

#f6ecd6

Wax Wing 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 #091329
Complementary Color #d6e0f6
Color Shade: orange (41.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
Wax Wing Color Sample
Wax Wing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ecd6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Wing Color. The Crescent Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caen Stone (#ecd0b1) for more calm effect. Try Canyon Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6e0f6 is the best complementary color to Wax Wing. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6ecd6 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Albescent White are #f6dcd6 and #f0f6d6. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ecd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Albescent White and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Wax Wing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wax Wing palette consists of #dcd6f6 and #d6f0f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6e0f6). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #f6ecd6, 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 #f6ecd6 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 Wax Wing. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wax Wing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ecd6 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. Wax Wing tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d6e0f6) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6f6ec and #f6d6e0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ecd6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Wing has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 64% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ecd6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ecd6
RGB Decimal rgb(246,236,214)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 12.55, 3.53
HSL hsl(41.25,64%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.25,13.01%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.6407,-0.2306,11.8638)
XYZ xyz(80.1391,84.4388,75.6929)
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