Orzo Pasta Color

#f9eacc

Orzo Pasta 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 #061533
Complementary Color #cbdaf9
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.82% (better contrasting with black)
Orzo Pasta Color Sample
Orzo Pasta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9eacc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orzo Pasta Color. The Venetian Yellow 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 Lemon Caipirinha (#f7de9d) for more energetic effect. Try Mellow Sun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbdaf9 is the best complementary color to Orzo Pasta. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9eacc complementary color is Tropical Blue, 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 Champagne are #f9d3cb and #f1f9cb. Thus found on the left and right of #f9eacc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Givry and Corn Field colors as they work well with Orzo Pasta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orzo Pasta palette consists of #d3cbf9 and #cbf1f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbdaf9). Try Perfume and Humming Bird colors in combination with #f9eacc, 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 #f9eacc 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 Orzo Pasta. Thus Perfume and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orzo Pasta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9eacc 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. Orzo Pasta tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cbdaf9) and two others. The Humming Bird 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 #cbf9ea and #f9cbda.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9eacc is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Orzo Pasta has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 78.95% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9eacc is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9eacc
RGB Decimal rgb(249,234,204)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.89, 17.65, 2.35
HSL hsl(40,78.95%,88.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,18.07%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.1653,0.3401,16.4033)
XYZ xyz(79.3888,83.345,69.0297)
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