Belgian Waffle 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 | #0c2049 |
| Complementary Color | #b5c9f3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Belgian Waffle Color. The Cotton Sheets color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bridal Heath (#f8ebdd) for more calm effect. Try Belgian Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5c9f3 is the best complementary color to Belgian Waffle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3dfb6 complementary color is Perano, 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 Sidecar are #f3c0b5 and #e8f3b5. Thus found on the left and right of #f3dfb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Belgian Waffle.
The split-complementary Belgian Waffle palette consists of #c0b5f3 and #b5e8f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5c9f3). Try Perfume and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f3dfb6, 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 #f3dfb6 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 Belgian Waffle. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Belgian Waffle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3dfb6 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. Belgian Waffle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5c9f3) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5f3df and #f3b5c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3dfb6 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Belgian Waffle has a hue angle of 40.33°, a saturation of 71.76% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3dfb6 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3dfb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,223,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 23.92, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(40.33,71.76%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.33,25.1%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.4901,0.6583,22.6094) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7933,75.2074,54.9885) |