Winter Doldrums 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 | #0a0e15 |
| Complementary Color | #eaeef4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Doldrums Color. The Adobe White 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 Cloud Cream (#e6ddc5) for more energetic effect. Try Adobe Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eaeef4 is the best complementary color to Winter Doldrums. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5f1ea complementary color is Catskill White, 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 Spring Wood are #f4ebea and #f3f4ea. Thus found on the left and right of #f5f1ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Peach and Spring Wood colors as they work well with Winter Doldrums.
The split-complementary Winter Doldrums palette consists of #ebeaf4 and #eaf3f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eaeef4). Try Whisper and Aqua Haze colors in combination with #f5f1ea, 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 #f5f1ea 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 Winter Doldrums. Thus Whisper and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Doldrums contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Harp, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5f1ea 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. Winter Doldrums tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#eaeef4) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eaf4f1 and #f4eaee.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5f1ea is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Doldrums has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 35.48% and a lightness of 93.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5f1ea is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5f1ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,241,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 4.32, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,35.48%,93.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,4.49%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.2718,0.135,3.8364) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.9628,88.2636,90.4532) |