Cutlery Polish 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 | #0b225a |
| Complementary Color | #a4bbf4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cutlery Polish Color. The Mannequin Cream 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 saturated alternative called Creamy Orange (#fce9d1) for more energetic effect. Try Elf Flesh as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4bbf4 is the best complementary color to Cutlery Polish. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4dda5 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 New Orleans are #f4b5a4 and #e3f4a4. Thus found on the left and right of #f4dda5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Cutlery Polish.
The split-complementary Cutlery Polish palette consists of #b5a4f4 and #a4e3f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4bbf4). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f4dda5, 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 #f4dda5 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 Cutlery Polish. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cutlery Polish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4dda5 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. Cutlery Polish tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4bbf4) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4f4dd and #f4a4bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4dda5 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cutlery Polish has a hue angle of 42.53°, a saturation of 78.22% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4dda5 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4dda5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,221,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 30.98, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(42.53,78.22%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.53,32.38%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.7628,-0.1245,30.4151) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9562,73.6626,46.1285) |