Paper Lantern 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 | #0d1f3b |
| Complementary Color | #c4d6f2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Lantern Color. The Humble Gold 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 Turnip Boy (#efc6a1) for more energetic effect. Try Fabulous Fawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4d6f2 is the best complementary color to Paper Lantern. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2e0c4 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Albescent White are #f2c9c4 and #edf2c4. Thus found on the left and right of #f2e0c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Tusk colors as they work well with Paper Lantern.
The split-complementary Paper Lantern palette consists of #c9c4f2 and #c4edf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4d6f2). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f2e0c4, 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 #f2e0c4 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 Paper Lantern. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Lantern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Madang, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2e0c4 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. Paper Lantern tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4d6f2) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4f2e0 and #f2c4d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2e0c4 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Lantern has a hue angle of 36.52°, a saturation of 63.89% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2e0c4 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f2e0c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,224,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 18.04, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(36.52,63.89%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.52,19.01%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9401,1.7513,15.9388) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2374,76.1741,63.0676) |