Mille-Feuille is calm, 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 | #103782 |
| Complementary Color | #7da3ef |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mille-Feuille Color. The Vanilla color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Medium Champagne (#f3e5ac) for more calm effect. Try Summer Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7da3ef is the best complementary color to Mille-Feuille. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efc87d complementary color is Portage, 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 Rob Roy are #ef8f7d and #dcef7d. Thus found on the left and right of #efc87d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Manz colors as they work well with Mille-Feuille.
The split-complementary Mille-Feuille palette consists of #8e7def and #7ddcef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7da3ef). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #efc87d, 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 #efc87d 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 Mille-Feuille. Thus Biloba Flower and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mille-Feuille contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #efc87d 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. Mille-Feuille tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7da3ef) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7defc7 and #ef7da3.
In a RGB color space, hex #efc87d is made of 42% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Mille-Feuille has a hue angle of 39.47°, a saturation of 78.08% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efc87d is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efc87d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,200,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 44.71, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(39.47,78.08%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.47,47.7%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4539,4.4346,42.4994) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9526,61.1399,28.0434) |