Steamed Milk 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 | #152741 |
| Complementary Color | #becfe9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Steamed Milk Color. The Apple Blossom 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 Eggshell Paper (#e2be9f) for more energetic effect. Try Open Book as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#becfe9 is the best complementary color to Steamed Milk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ead8be 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 Raffia are #e9c2be and #e5e9be. Thus found on the left and right of #ead8be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Fall Green colors as they work well with Steamed Milk.
The split-complementary Steamed Milk palette consists of #c2bee9 and #bee5e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#becfe9). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ead8be, 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 #ead8be 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 Steamed Milk. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steamed Milk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead8be 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. Steamed Milk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#becfe9) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bee9d8 and #e9bed0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead8be is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Steamed Milk has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 51.16% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead8be is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead8be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,216,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 17.25, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(35.45,51.16%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.45,18.8%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.1545,2.0813,15.062) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7818,70.3219,58.7162) |