Mimosa Color

#f5e9d5

Mimosa 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 #0a162a
Complementary Color #d5e1f4
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.8% (better contrasting with black)
Mimosa Color Sample
Mimosa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5e9d5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mimosa Color. The Sandalwood Beige 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 Bleached Bone (#efd9a8) for more energetic effect. Try Pancho as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5e1f4 is the best complementary color to Mimosa. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5e9d5 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 Albescent White are #f4d9d5 and #f1f4d5. Thus found on the left and right of #f5e9d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Beige colors as they work well with Mimosa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mimosa palette consists of #d9d5f4 and #d5f1f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5e1f4). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f5e9d5, 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 #f5e9d5 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 Mimosa. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mimosa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5e9d5 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. Mimosa tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d5e1f4) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5f4e9 and #f4d5e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5e9d5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mimosa has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 61.54% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5e9d5 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5e9d5
RGB Decimal rgb(245,233,213)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 12.55, 3.92
HSL hsl(37.5,61.54%,89.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,13.06%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.7926,0.7899,11.1636)
XYZ xyz(78.8053,82.4944,74.7203)
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