Cream Can Color

#eec051

Cream Can is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #113fae
Complementary Color #517fed
Color Shade: orange (42.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Cream Can Color Sample
Cream Can Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eec051

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Can Color. The Plastic Lime 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 Ripe Lemon (#f4d81c) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Lemon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#517fed is the best complementary color to Cream Can. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eec051 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Ronchi are #ed7151 and #cded51. Thus found on the left and right of #eec051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Starship colors as they work well with Cream Can.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cream Can palette consists of #7151ed and #51cded colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517fed). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #eec051, 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 #eec051 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 Cream Can. Thus Heliotrope and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cream Can contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #eec051 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. Cream Can tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#517fed) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51edbf and #ed517f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eec051 is made of 47% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Can has a hue angle of 42.42°, a saturation of 82.2% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eec051 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 61.57% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eec051
RGB Decimal rgb(238,192,81)
RGB Percentage 47%, 38%, 16%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 61.57, 6.67
HSL hsl(42.42,82.2%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.42,65.97%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.8808,4.8734,60.3149)
XYZ xyz(55.5947,56.4705,15.7543)
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