Blonde Shell Color

#f6edcd

Blonde Shell 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 #091232
Complementary Color #ccd5f6
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Blonde Shell Color Sample
Blonde Shell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6edcd

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Blonde Shell Color. The Key Keeper color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pismo Dunes (#f4d6a4) for more energetic effect. Try Shaded Sun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccd5f6 is the best complementary color to Blonde Shell. 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 #f6edcd complementary color is Moon Raker, 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 Sidecar are #f6d8cc and #eaf6cc. Thus found on the left and right of #f6edcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Albescent White and Tusk colors as they work well with Blonde Shell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blonde Shell palette consists of #d8ccf6 and #cceaf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd5f6). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f6edcd, 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 #f6edcd 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 Blonde Shell. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blonde Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6edcd 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. Blonde Shell tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#ccd5f6) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccf6ed and #f6ccd5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6edcd is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Blonde Shell has a hue angle of 46.83°, a saturation of 69.49% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6edcd is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6edcd
RGB Decimal rgb(246,237,205)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 16.08, 3.53
HSL hsl(46.83,69.49%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.83,16.67%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.6971,-2.1087,16.6003)
XYZ xyz(79.3097,84.569,69.901)
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