China Cup Color

#f8f0e5

China Cup 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 #070f1a
Complementary Color #e5edf7
Color Shade: orange (34.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.53% (better contrasting with black)
China Cup Color Sample
China Cup Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8f0e5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to China Cup Color. The Dutch White 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 saturated alternative called Pulled Taffy (#f1d6bc) for more energetic effect. Try Brushstroke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5edf7 is the best complementary color to China Cup. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8f0e5 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 Quarter Spanish White are #f7e6e5 and #f6f7e5. Thus found on the left and right of #f8f0e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Beige colors as they work well with China Cup.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Cup palette consists of #e6e5f7 and #e5f6f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5edf7). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f8f0e5, 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 #f8f0e5 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 China Cup. Thus White Lilac and Off Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Cup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Frostee, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8f0e5 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. China Cup tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5edf7) and two others. The Off Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5f7f0 and #f7e5ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8f0e5 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode China Cup has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 57.58% and a lightness of 93.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8f0e5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8f0e5
RGB Decimal rgb(248,240,229)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.13, 7.45, 2.75
HSL hsl(34.74,57.58%,93.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.74,7.66%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.133,0.8314,6.2531)
XYZ xyz(84.0143,87.9338,86.6736)
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