Havana Cream 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 | #061a3d |
| Complementary Color | #c2d6f9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Havana Cream Color. The Chai Latte 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 Placebo Orange (#fcf5eb) for more calm effect. Try Radome Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2d6f9 is the best complementary color to Havana Cream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9e5c2 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 Givry are #f9c9c2 and #f1f9c2. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e5c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Corn Field colors as they work well with Havana Cream.
The split-complementary Havana Cream palette consists of #c9c2f9 and #c2f1f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2d6f9). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9e5c2, 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 #f9e5c2 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 Havana Cream. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Havana Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e5c2 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. Havana Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c2d6f9) and two others. The Scandal 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 #c2f9e5 and #f9c2d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9e5c2 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Havana Cream has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 82.09% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e5c2 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9e5c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,229,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 21.57, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,82.09%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,22.09%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.7178,1.4524,19.5537) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.8238,80.0734,62.4456) |