Powdered 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 | #060d18 |
| Complementary Color | #e6eef9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 94.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Color. The Dusty Ivory 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 Vanilla Custard (#f3e0be) for more energetic effect. Try Iced Apricot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6eef9 is the best complementary color to Powdered. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9f2e7 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Quarter Spanish White are #f9e8e6 and #f7f9e6. Thus found on the left and right of #f9f2e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Powdered.
The split-complementary Powdered palette consists of #e8e6f9 and #e6f7f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6eef9). Try Link Water and Polar colors in combination with #f9f2e7, 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 #f9f2e7 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 Powdered. Thus Moon Raker and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powdered contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9f2e7 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. Powdered tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e6eef9) and two others. The Polar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6f9f2 and #f9e6ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #f9f2e7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 94.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9f2e7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #f9f2e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(249,242,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 7.06, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(36.67,60%,94.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.67,7.23%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.753,0.4869,6.1226) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.2429,89.4135,88.3671) |