Cream Washed 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 | #0d1f3a |
| Complementary Color | #c5d7f1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Washed Color. The Sun Deck 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 Foggy Pith as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5d7f1 is the best complementary color to Cream Washed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2e0c5 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 #f1c9c5 and #edf1c5. Thus found on the left and right of #f2e0c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Mint Julep colors as they work well with Cream Washed.
The split-complementary Cream Washed palette consists of #c9c5f1 and #c5edf1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5d7f1). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f2e0c5, 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 #f2e0c5 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 Washed. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream Washed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Madang, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2e0c5 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. Cream Washed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5d7f1) and two others. The Cruise 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 #c5f1e0 and #f1c5d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2e0c5 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Washed has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 63.38% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2e0c5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f2e0c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,224,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 17.65, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(36,63.38%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,18.6%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9613,1.8983,15.4469) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3516,76.2198,63.6692) |