Pale Gingersnap 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 | #152235 |
| Complementary Color | #cad6ea |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.63° 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 Pale Gingersnap Color. The Light Corn Yellow 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 Romulus (#dfc1a8) for more energetic effect. Try Adobe Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cad6ea is the best complementary color to Pale Gingersnap. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eaddca complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Stark White are #eacdca and #e6eaca. Thus found on the left and right of #eaddca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Pale Gingersnap.
The split-complementary Pale Gingersnap palette consists of #cccaea and #cae6ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad6ea). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #eaddca, 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 #eaddca 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 Pale Gingersnap. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Gingersnap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #eaddca 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. Pale Gingersnap tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cad6ea) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caeadd and #eacad6.
In a RGB color space, hex #eaddca is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Gingersnap has a hue angle of 35.63°, a saturation of 43.24% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eaddca is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eaddca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,221,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 12.54, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(35.63,43.24%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.63,13.68%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6712,1.3274,10.9117) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4488,73.4696,66.3451) |