Parachute Silk 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 | #001d4a |
| Complementary Color | #b5d2ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Parachute Silk Color. The Sweet Chamomile 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 Tuscan Wall (#fcc492) for more calm effect. Try Daffodil Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5d2ff is the best complementary color to Parachute Silk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe2b5 complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Peach are #ffbdb5 and #f7ffb5. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe2b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Shalimar colors as they work well with Parachute Silk.
The split-complementary Parachute Silk palette consists of #bcb5ff and #b5f7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5d2ff). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #ffe2b5, 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 #ffe2b5 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 Parachute Silk. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parachute Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Reef, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe2b5 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. Parachute Silk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5d2ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5ffe2 and #ffb5d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe2b5 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Parachute Silk has a hue angle of 36.49°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe2b5 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe2b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,226,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 29.02, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(36.49,100%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.49,29.02%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.2293,3.4631,25.6782) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.7768,78.9889,54.9159) |