Sweet Marzipan Color

#ecd5aa

Sweet Marzipan 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 #132a55
Complementary Color #aac1ec
Color Shade: orange (39.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Sweet Marzipan Color Sample
Sweet Marzipan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecd5aa

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Marzipan Color. The Orange Confection color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gold Vessel (#eaba8a) for more energetic effect. Try Polvo de Oro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aac1ec is the best complementary color to Sweet Marzipan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ecd5aa complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chamois are #ecb4aa and #e2ecaa. Thus found on the left and right of #ecd5aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zinnwaldite and Caper colors as they work well with Sweet Marzipan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Marzipan palette consists of #b4aaec and #aae2ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aac1ec). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #ecd5aa, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ecd5aa 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 Sweet Marzipan. Thus Biloba Flower and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Marzipan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecd5aa square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sweet Marzipan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aac1ec) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaecd5 and #ecaac0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecd5aa is made of 38% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Marzipan has a hue angle of 39.09°, a saturation of 63.46% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecd5aa is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecd5aa
RGB Decimal rgb(236,213,170)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 25.88, 7.45
HSL hsl(39.09,63.46%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.09,27.97%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.168,1.5822,24.1928)
XYZ xyz(65.642,68.3236,47.7583)
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