Dairy Cream Color

#edd2a4

Dairy Cream 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 #122d5b
Complementary Color #a4bfec
Color Shade: orange (37.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Dairy Cream Color Sample
Dairy Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edd2a4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dairy Cream Color. The High Plateau color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Candle Wax (#f2eacf) for more calm effect. Try Eastern Amber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a4bfec is the best complementary color to Dairy Cream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edd2a4 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Pancho are #ecada4 and #e3eca4. Thus found on the left and right of #edd2a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Dairy Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dairy Cream palette consists of #ada4ec and #a4e3ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4bfec). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #edd2a4, 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 #edd2a4 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 Dairy Cream. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dairy Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd2a4 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. Dairy Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4bfec) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4ecd2 and #eca4bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edd2a4 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Dairy Cream has a hue angle of 37.81°, a saturation of 66.97% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd2a4 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #edd2a4
RGB Decimal rgb(237,210,164)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 28.63, 7.06
HSL hsl(37.81,66.97%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.81,30.8%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.3917,2.7415,26.2777)
XYZ xyz(64.6725,66.778,44.6028)
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