Soft Candlelight 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 | #081530 |
| Complementary Color | #cedbf7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Candlelight Color. The French Vanilla color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cymophane Yellow (#f3e4a7) for more energetic effect. Try Pekin Chicken as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cedbf7 is the best complementary color to Soft Candlelight. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f7eacf complementary color is Moon Raker, 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 Sidecar are #f7d5ce and #f0f7ce. Thus found on the left and right of #f7eacf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Tusk colors as they work well with Soft Candlelight.
The split-complementary Soft Candlelight palette consists of #d5cef7 and #cef0f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cedbf7). Try Moon Raker and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f7eacf, 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 #f7eacf 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 Soft Candlelight. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Candlelight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7eacf 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. Soft Candlelight tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cedbf7) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cef7e9 and #f7cedb.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7eacf is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Candlelight has a hue angle of 40.5°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7eacf is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #f7eacf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,234,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 15.68, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(40.5,71.43%,89.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.5,16.19%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.069,0.0703,14.6912) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.0431,83.1248,70.9102) |