Cream White Color

#f2eee2

Cream White is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #0d111d
Complementary Color #e2e5f2
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.76% (better contrasting with black)
Cream White Color Sample
Cream White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2eee2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream White Color. The Cria Wool color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Scallywag (#e5d5bd) for more energetic effect. Try Flaxen Fair as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2e5f2 is the best complementary color to Cream White. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2eee2 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ecru White are #f2e6e2 and #edf2e2. Thus found on the left and right of #f2eee2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn Pink and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Cream White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cream White palette consists of #e6e2f2 and #e2edf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e5f2). Try Snuff and Catskill White colors in combination with #f2eee2, 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 #f2eee2 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cream White. Thus Snuff and Aqua Squeeze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cream White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Panache, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2eee2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Cream White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e2e5f2) and two others. The Aqua Squeeze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bizarre – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2f2ee and #f2e2e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2eee2 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cream White has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 38.1% and a lightness of 91.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2eee2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2eee2
RGB Decimal rgb(242,238,226)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 6.27, 5.1
HSL hsl(45,38.1%,91.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,6.61%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.1056,-0.705,6.2671)
XYZ xyz(80.92,85.5173,84.1931)
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