Buttercream Frosting is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #0a1228 |
| Complementary Color | #d7dff4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buttercream Frosting Color. The Nashi Pear 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 September Morn (#ede6b3) for more energetic effect. Try Invigorating as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7dff4 is the best complementary color to Buttercream Frosting. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5edd7 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Janna are #f4ded7 and #eef4d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f5edd7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Frost colors as they work well with Buttercream Frosting.
The split-complementary Buttercream Frosting palette consists of #ded7f4 and #d7eef4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7dff4). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f5edd7, 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 #f5edd7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buttercream Frosting. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buttercream Frosting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5edd7 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. Buttercream Frosting tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d7dff4) 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 #d7f4ed and #f4d7df.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5edd7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Buttercream Frosting has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5edd7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5edd7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,237,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 11.77, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(44,60%,90.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44,12.24%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.8345,-0.934,11.611) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.2061,84.8871,76.4475) |