Angel Food Color

#f0e8d9

Angel Food 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 #0f1726
Complementary Color #d9e1ef
Color Shade: orange (39.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.61% (better contrasting with black)
Angel Food Color Sample
Angel Food Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0e8d9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Angel Food Color. The Dull Light Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lambs Wool (#e6d1b2) for more energetic effect. Try Blonde Wool as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9e1ef is the best complementary color to Angel Food. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0e8d9 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Aths Special are #efdcd9 and #ecefd9. Thus found on the left and right of #f0e8d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Aths Special colors as they work well with Angel Food.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Angel Food palette consists of #dcd9ef and #d9ecef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9e1ef). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #f0e8d9, 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 #f0e8d9 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 Angel Food. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Angel Food contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0e8d9 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. Angel Food tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d9e1ef) and two others. The Swans Down is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9efe7 and #efd9e0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0e8d9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Angel Food has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 43.4% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0e8d9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0e8d9
RGB Decimal rgb(240,232,217)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.02, 5.88
HSL hsl(39.13,43.4%,89.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.13,9.58%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.242,0.1855,8.2432)
XYZ xyz(77.3162,81.2482,77.2531)
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