Custard Powder 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 | #072355 |
| Complementary Color | #aac6f8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Custard Powder Color. The Warm Bread color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Zing (#fbc17b) for more energetic effect. Try Ravioli al Limone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aac6f8 is the best complementary color to Custard Powder. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8dcaa complementary color is Sail, 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 Peach Yellow are #f8b5aa and #ecf8aa. Thus found on the left and right of #f8dcaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Custard Powder.
The split-complementary Custard Powder palette consists of #b4aaf8 and #aaecf8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aac6f8). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f8dcaa, 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 #f8dcaa 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 Custard Powder. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Custard Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8dcaa 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. Custard Powder tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aac6f8) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaf8dc and #f8aac5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8dcaa is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Custard Powder has a hue angle of 38.46°, a saturation of 84.78% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8dcaa is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8dcaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,220,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 30.58, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(38.46,84.78%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.46,31.45%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.9438,2.5196,28.1428) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5603,74.0451,48.5507) |