Ajo Lily Color

#faecd9

Ajo Lily 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 #051326
Complementary Color #d9e6fa
Color Shade: orange (34.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.57% (better contrasting with black)
Ajo Lily Color Sample
Ajo Lily Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faecd9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ajo Lily Color. The Barrett Quince 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 Pekin Chicken (#f5d2ac) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Cream Parlour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9e6fa is the best complementary color to Ajo Lily. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faecd9 complementary color is Tropical Blue, 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 Citrine White are #fadbd9 and #f7fad9. Thus found on the left and right of #faecd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Citrine White colors as they work well with Ajo Lily.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ajo Lily palette consists of #dbd9fa and #d9f7fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e6fa). Try Moon Raker and Humming Bird colors in combination with #faecd9, 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 #faecd9 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 Ajo Lily. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ajo Lily contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Feta, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #faecd9 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. Ajo Lily tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d9e6fa) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9faec and #fad9e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faecd9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ajo Lily has a hue angle of 34.55°, a saturation of 76.74% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faecd9 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faecd9
RGB Decimal rgb(250,236,217)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 12.94, 1.96
HSL hsl(34.55,76.74%,91.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.55,13.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.0228,1.6427,10.8966)
XYZ xyz(81.9442,85.3247,77.796)
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