Cream Cake 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 | #1c2f52 |
| Complementary Color | #adbfe3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Cake Color. The Ligonier Tan 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 Cellini Gold (#ddb582) for more energetic effect. Try Sandwisp as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adbfe3 is the best complementary color to Cream Cake. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3d0ad complementary color is Spindle, 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 Hampton are #e3b5ad and #dbe3ad. Thus found on the left and right of #e3d0ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Cream Cake.
The split-complementary Cream Cake palette consists of #b5ade3 and #addae3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adbfe3). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e3d0ad, 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 #e3d0ad 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 Cream Cake. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3d0ad 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. Cream Cake tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adbfe3) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ade3d0 and #e3adbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3d0ad is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Cake has a hue angle of 38.89°, a saturation of 49.09% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3d0ad is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3d0ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,208,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 21.18, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(38.89,49.09%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.89,23.79%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.2046,1.1955,19.7932) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7773,64.4598,48.7211) |