Curd 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 | #071e45 |
| Complementary Color | #bad0f8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Curd Color. The Popcorn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Old Lace (#fdf5e6) for more energetic effect. Try Avid Apricot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bad0f8 is the best complementary color to Curd. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8e1ba complementary color is Tropical Blue, 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 #f8c2ba and #f0f8ba. Thus found on the left and right of #f8e1ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Corn Field colors as they work well with Curd.
The split-complementary Curd palette consists of #c2baf8 and #baf0f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bad0f8). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f8e1ba, 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 #f8e1ba 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 Curd. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Curd contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8e1ba 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. Curd tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bad0f8) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #baf8e1 and #f8bad0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8e1ba is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Curd has a hue angle of 37.74°, a saturation of 81.58% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8e1ba is made of 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8e1ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,225,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.01, 24.31, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(37.74,81.58%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.74,25%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.4834,2.0277,21.9724) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4995,77.3521,57.4583) |