Modern Ivory Color

#f5ecdc

Modern Ivory 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 #0a1323
Complementary Color #dce5f5
Color Shade: orange (38.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.18% (better contrasting with black)
Modern Ivory Color Sample
Modern Ivory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5ecdc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Modern Ivory Color. The Buff Tone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Floral Bluff (#e7cfb9) for more calm effect. Try Chai Tea Latte as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dce5f5 is the best complementary color to Modern Ivory. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5ecdc 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 Quarter Spanish White are #f5dfdc and #f1f5dc. Thus found on the left and right of #f5ecdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Beige colors as they work well with Modern Ivory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Modern Ivory palette consists of #dfdcf5 and #dcf1f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce5f5). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f5ecdc, 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 #f5ecdc 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 Modern Ivory. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Modern Ivory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5ecdc 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. Modern Ivory tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dce5f5) and two others. The Iceberg 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 #dcf5ec and #f5dce5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5ecdc is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Modern Ivory has a hue angle of 38.4°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5ecdc is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5ecdc
RGB Decimal rgb(245,236,220)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 9.81, 3.92
HSL hsl(38.4,55.56%,91.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.4,10.2%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.6978,0.3684,8.8235)
XYZ xyz(80.5699,84.5707,79.7874)
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