Smooth Silk Color

#f6ead2

Smooth Silk 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 #09152d
Complementary Color #d1ddf6
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.41% (better contrasting with black)
Smooth Silk Color Sample
Smooth Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ead2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smooth Silk Color. The Vanilla 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 soft alternative called Pancho (#edcdab) for more calm effect. Try North Star as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1ddf6 is the best complementary color to Smooth Silk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6ead2 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 #f6d7d1 and #f0f6d1. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ead2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Albescent White and Tusk colors as they work well with Smooth Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smooth Silk palette consists of #d7d1f6 and #d1f0f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1ddf6). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f6ead2, 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 #f6ead2 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 Smooth Silk. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smooth Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ead2 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. Smooth Silk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d1ddf6) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1f6ea and #f6d1dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ead2 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Smooth Silk has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ead2 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ead2
RGB Decimal rgb(246,234,210)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 14.12, 3.53
HSL hsl(40,66.67%,89.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,14.63%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.0545,0.1698,13.1043)
XYZ xyz(79.0617,83.0916,72.8441)
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