Flaxen Color

#fbecc9

Flaxen 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 #041336
Complementary Color #c9d7fb
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
Flaxen Color Sample
Flaxen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbecc9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flaxen Color. The Pale Daffodil 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 Golden Glow (#fde295) for more energetic effect. Try Granola as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c9d7fb is the best complementary color to Flaxen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbecc9 complementary color is Hawkes 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 Champagne are #fbd3c9 and #f0fbc9. Thus found on the left and right of #fbecc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Orinoco colors as they work well with Flaxen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flaxen palette consists of #d3c9fb and #c9f0fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d7fb). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #fbecc9, 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 #fbecc9 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 Flaxen. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flaxen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Snowy Mint, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbecc9 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. Flaxen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d7fb) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9fbec and #fbc9d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbecc9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Flaxen has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 86.21% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbecc9 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fbecc9
RGB Decimal rgb(251,236,201)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 19.61, 1.57
HSL hsl(42,86.21%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,19.92%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.7611,-0.3909,18.8129)
XYZ xyz(80.3217,84.7172,67.377)
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