Pretty Pastry 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 | #20324d |
| Complementary Color | #b2c3df |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty Pastry Color. The Ligonier Tan 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 Summerwood (#d4b28b) for more energetic effect. Try Cinnamon Frost as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2c3df is the best complementary color to Pretty Pastry. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfcdb2 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Grain Brown are #dfb6b2 and #dadfb2. Thus found on the left and right of #dfcdb2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Pretty Pastry.
The split-complementary Pretty Pastry palette consists of #b6b2df and #b2dadf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2c3df). Try Cold Purple and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dfcdb2, 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 #dfcdb2 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 Pretty Pastry. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pretty Pastry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfcdb2 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. Pretty Pastry tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b2c3df) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2dfcd and #dfb2c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfcdb2 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty Pastry has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 41.28% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfcdb2 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfcdb2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,205,178) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 17.65, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(36,41.28%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,20.18%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.213,1.9864,15.7168) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2986,62.565,51.0176) |