Piece of Cake is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #121837 |
| Complementary Color | #c8ceed |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Piece of Cake Color. The Crystal Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bamboo Mat (#e5da9f) for more energetic effect. Try Night Blooming Jasmine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8ceed is the best complementary color to Piece of Cake. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ede7c8 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Parchment are #edd4c8 and #e0edc8. Thus found on the left and right of #ede7c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Chrome White colors as they work well with Piece of Cake.
The split-complementary Piece of Cake palette consists of #d4c8ed and #c8e0ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8ceed). Try Prelude and Spindle colors in combination with #ede7c8, 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 #ede7c8 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Piece of Cake. Thus French Lilac and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piece of Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #ede7c8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Piece of Cake tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c8ceed) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8ede7 and #edc8ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #ede7c8 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Piece of Cake has a hue angle of 50.27°, a saturation of 50.68% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ede7c8 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ede7c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,231,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 14.51, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(50.27,50.68%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.27,15.61%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3818,-3.0302,15.8294) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9263,79.3265,66.0588) |