Coconut Milk Color

#f0ede5

Coconut Milk is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0f121a
Complementary Color #e5e8f0
Color Shade: orange (43.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.96% (better contrasting with black)
Coconut Milk Color Sample
Coconut Milk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0ede5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Coconut Milk Color. The Belvedere Cream 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 River Reed (#dedbc4) for more energetic effect. Try Onion White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5e8f0 is the best complementary color to Coconut Milk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0ede5 complementary color is Mystic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pampas are #f0e7e5 and #edf0e5. Thus found on the left and right of #f0ede5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Peach and Green White colors as they work well with Coconut Milk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coconut Milk palette consists of #e7e5f0 and #e5edf0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e8f0). Try Whisper and Mystic colors in combination with #f0ede5, 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 #f0ede5 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 Coconut Milk. Thus Whisper and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coconut Milk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Gin, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0ede5 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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. Coconut Milk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5e8f0) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5f0ed and #f0e5e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0ede5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Coconut Milk has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 26.83% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0ede5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0ede5
RGB Decimal rgb(240,237,229)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 4.32, 5.88
HSL hsl(43.64,26.83%,91.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.64,4.58%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.7756,-0.374,4.214)
XYZ xyz(80.3622,84.7508,86.2517)
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