Noodles Color

#f9e3b4

Noodles 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 #061c4b
Complementary Color #b4caf9
Color Shade: orange (40.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.12% (better contrasting with black)
Noodles Color Sample
Noodles Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9e3b4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Noodles Color. The Tango Mango 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 soft alternative called Lemon White (#fbf6e0) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Buttermilk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b4caf9 is the best complementary color to Noodles. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9e3b4 complementary color is Sail, 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 Dairy Cream are #f9c0b4 and #ecf9b4. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e3b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Astra colors as they work well with Noodles.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Noodles palette consists of #c0b4f9 and #b4ecf9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4caf9). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9e3b4, 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 #f9e3b4 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 Noodles. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Noodles contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Cupid split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e3b4 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. Noodles tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b4caf9) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4f9e3 and #f9b4c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9e3b4 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Noodles has a hue angle of 40.87°, a saturation of 85.19% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e3b4 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9e3b4
RGB Decimal rgb(249,227,180)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 27.06, 2.35
HSL hsl(40.87,85.19%,84.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.87,27.71%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.9499,0.5827,25.7292)
XYZ xyz(74.7742,78.3732,54.3665)
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