Pearled Couscous Color

#f2e9d5

Pearled Couscous 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 #0d162a
Complementary Color #d4ddf2
Color Shade: orange (41.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.22% (better contrasting with black)
Pearled Couscous Color Sample
Pearled Couscous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2e9d5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pearled Couscous Color. The Yellow Wax Pepper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Igloo (#fdfcfa) for more calm effect. Try Star Bright as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4ddf2 is the best complementary color to Pearled Couscous. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2e9d5 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Parchment are #f2dad4 and #ecf2d4. Thus found on the left and right of #f2e9d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Chrome White colors as they work well with Pearled Couscous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pearled Couscous palette consists of #dad4f2 and #d4ecf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4ddf2). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f2e9d5, 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 #f2e9d5 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 Pearled Couscous. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pearled Couscous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2e9d5 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. Pearled Couscous tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4ddf2) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4f2e9 and #f2d4de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2e9d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pearled Couscous has a hue angle of 41.38°, a saturation of 52.73% and a lightness of 89.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2e9d5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2e9d5
RGB Decimal rgb(242,233,213)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 11.37, 5.1
HSL hsl(41.38,52.73%,89.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.38,11.98%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.5568,-0.2657,10.7953)
XYZ xyz(77.7671,81.9592,74.6717)
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