Cream Can Color

#f5c85c

Cream Can is soft, 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 #0a37a3
Complementary Color #5b88f5
Color Shade: orange (42.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.08% (better contrasting with black)
Cream Can Color Sample
Cream Can Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5c85c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Can Color. The Koji Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Marigold Yellow (#fbe870) for more energetic effect. Try Portica as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5b88f5 is the best complementary color to Cream Can. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5c85c complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Cream Can are #f57b5b and #d5f55b. Thus found on the left and right of #f5c85c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Starship colors as they work well with Cream Can.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cream Can palette consists of #7b5bf5 and #5bd5f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b88f5). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f5c85c, 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 #f5c85c 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 Cream Can. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cream Can contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5c85c 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. Cream Can tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5b88f5) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5bf5c7 and #f55b88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5c85c is made of 46% red, 37% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Can has a hue angle of 42.35°, a saturation of 88.44% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5c85c is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 60% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5c85c
RGB Decimal rgb(245,200,92)
RGB Percentage 46%, 37%, 17%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 60, 3.92
HSL hsl(42.35,88.44%,66.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.35,62.45%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6435,4.3071,58.6677)
XYZ xyz(60.2422,61.4937,18.8196)
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