Carla Color

#f5f9cb

Carla is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #0a0634
Complementary Color #cecbf9
Color Shade: mid yellow (65.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
Carla Color Sample
Carla Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5f9cb

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Carla Color. The Clearview color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dingy Sticky Note (#e6f2a2) for more calm effect. Try Mint Julep as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cecbf9 is the best complementary color to Carla. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5f9cb complementary color is Perfume, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corn Field are #f9e5cb and #ddf9cb. Thus found on the left and right of #f5f9cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Orinoco colors as they work well with Carla.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carla palette consists of #e5cbf9 and #cbddf9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cecbf9). Try Perfume and Tropical Blue colors in combination with #f5f9cb, 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 #f5f9cb offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carla. Thus Classic Rose and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perfume, Humming Bird, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5f9cb square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Carla tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#cecbf9) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Perfume. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbf4f9 and #f9cecb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5f9cb is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Carla has a hue angle of 65.22°, a saturation of 79.31% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5f9cb is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f5f9cb
RGB Decimal rgb(245,249,203)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 18.04, 2.35
HSL hsl(65.22,79.31%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65.22,18.47%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.6056,-8.78,21.6831)
XYZ xyz(82.3114,91.4756,69.8182)
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