English Custard is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1d4993 |
| Complementary Color | #6c97e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to English Custard Color. The Stunning Gold 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 saturated alternative called Pumpkin Pie (#e99e56) for more energetic effect. Try Passementerie as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c97e1 is the best complementary color to English Custard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2b66c complementary color is Havelock Blue, 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 Equator are #e17b6c and #d3e16c. Thus found on the left and right of #e2b66c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Yellow Green colors as they work well with English Custard.
The split-complementary English Custard palette consists of #7a6ce1 and #6cd2e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c97e1). Try Medium Purple and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #e2b66c, 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 #e2b66c 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 English Custard. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Custard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2b66c 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. English Custard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c97e1) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ce1b6 and #e16c97.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2b66c is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode English Custard has a hue angle of 37.63°, a saturation of 67.05% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2b66c is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2b66c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,182,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 46.28, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(37.63,67.05%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.63,52.21%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.5014,7.0523,43.3886) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7988,50.7074,21.2975) |