Pasta 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 | #082050 |
| Complementary Color | #aec6f7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pasta Color. The Eternal White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dwindling Dandelion (#f9e9d7) for more calm effect. Try Marfil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aec6f7 is the best complementary color to Pasta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f7dfaf complementary color is Perano, 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 Dairy Cream are #f7baae and #ebf7ae. Thus found on the left and right of #f7dfaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Pasta.
The split-complementary Pasta palette consists of #baaef7 and #aeebf7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aec6f7). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f7dfaf, 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 #f7dfaf 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 Pasta. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pasta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Gossip, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7dfaf 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. Pasta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aec6f7) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aef7df and #f7aec6.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7dfaf is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Pasta has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7dfaf is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #f7dfaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,223,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 28.23, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(40,81.82%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,29.15%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.6941,1.233,26.5667) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.4833,75.6447,51.338) |