Honey Cream Color

#fae8ca

Honey 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 #051735
Complementary Color #cadbfa
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
Honey Cream Color Sample
Honey Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fae8ca

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Cream Color. The Venetian Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bagel (#f6cd9b) for more energetic effect. Try Lion Cub as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cadbfa is the best complementary color to Honey 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 #fae8ca 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 #fad0ca and #f3faca. Thus found on the left and right of #fae8ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Corn Field colors as they work well with Honey Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Honey Cream palette consists of #cfcafa and #caf3fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cadbfa). Try Perfume and Scandal colors in combination with #fae8ca, 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 #fae8ca 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 Honey Cream. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Honey Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Gossip, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fae8ca 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. Honey Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cadbfa) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cafae8 and #facadb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fae8ca is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Cream has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 82.76% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fae8ca is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #fae8ca
RGB Decimal rgb(250,232,202)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 18.82, 1.96
HSL hsl(37.5,82.76%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,19.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.7078,1.4263,16.807)
XYZ xyz(78.9416,82.3015,67.6022)
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