Meringue is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0c1b4c |
| Complementary Color | #b3c2f3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Meringue Color. The Moonlight White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Creamy Cameo (#f9eedc) for more calm effect. Try Machine Oil as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3c2f3 is the best complementary color to Meringue. 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 #f3e4b3 complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f3c4b3 and #e1f3b3. Thus found on the left and right of #f3e4b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Meringue.
The split-complementary Meringue palette consists of #c3b3f3 and #b3e1f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c2f3). Try Perfume and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #f3e4b3, 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 #f3e4b3 offers a combination of cool magenta and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Meringue. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meringue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3e4b3 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Meringue tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b3c2f3) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandys Pink – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3f3e3 and #f3b3c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3e4b3 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Meringue has a hue angle of 45.94°, a saturation of 72.73% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3e4b3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 25.09% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3e4b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,228,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 25.09, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(45.94,72.73%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.94,26.34%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.6868,-2.2932,25.8043) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8422,77.7962,53.8248) |