Béchamel Color

#f4eee0

Béchamel 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 #0b111f
Complementary Color #e0e6f4
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.76% (better contrasting with black)
Béchamel Color Sample
Béchamel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4eee0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Béchamel Color. The Arctic Daisy 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 Nevada Sand (#ead5b9) for more energetic effect. Try Minimum Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0e6f4 is the best complementary color to Béchamel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4eee0 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Merino are #f4e4e0 and #f0f4e0. Thus found on the left and right of #f4eee0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Loafer colors as they work well with Béchamel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Béchamel palette consists of #e3e0f4 and #e0f0f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e6f4). Try White Lilac and Black Squeeze colors in combination with #f4eee0, 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 #f4eee0 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 Béchamel. Thus French Lilac and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Béchamel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Frostee, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4eee0 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. Béchamel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e0e6f4) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0f4ee and #f4e0e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4eee0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Béchamel has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 47.62% and a lightness of 91.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4eee0 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4eee0
RGB Decimal rgb(244,238,224)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 7.85, 4.31
HSL hsl(42,47.62%,91.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,8.2%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.2113,-0.3476,7.4762)
XYZ xyz(81.3373,85.764,82.7882)
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