Paper Lamb Color

#f2ebe1

Paper Lamb 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 #0d141e
Complementary Color #e1e8f2
Color Shade: orange (35.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.57% (better contrasting with black)
Paper Lamb Color Sample
Paper Lamb Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2ebe1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Lamb Color. The Cake Crumbs 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 Palomino Mane (#e6d6ba) for more energetic effect. Try Pastel Rose Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e1e8f2 is the best complementary color to Paper Lamb. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2ebe1 complementary color is Catskill White, 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 Dawn Pink are #f2e2e1 and #f0f2e1. Thus found on the left and right of #f2ebe1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Ecru White colors as they work well with Paper Lamb.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paper Lamb palette consists of #e2e1f2 and #e1f0f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1e8f2). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #f2ebe1, 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 #f2ebe1 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 Lamb. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paper Lamb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Panache, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2ebe1 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. Paper Lamb tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e1e8f2) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1f2eb and #f2e1e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2ebe1 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Lamb has a hue angle of 35.29°, a saturation of 39.53% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2ebe1 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2ebe1
RGB Decimal rgb(242,235,225)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 6.66, 5.1
HSL hsl(35.29,39.53%,91.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.29,7.02%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.3332,0.6581,5.6719)
XYZ xyz(79.9169,83.7301,83.1836)
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