Nice Cream Color

#faecd1

Nice 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 #05132e
Complementary Color #d0defa
Color Shade: orange (39.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
Nice Cream Color Sample
Nice Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faecd1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nice Cream Color. The Pekin Chicken 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 Ice Cream Parlour (#f7d3ad) for more energetic effect. Try Lemon Filling as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0defa is the best complementary color to Nice 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 #faecd1 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 #fad7d0 and #f3fad0. Thus found on the left and right of #faecd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Corn Field colors as they work well with Nice Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nice Cream palette consists of #d7d0fa and #d0f3fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0defa). Try Perfume and Scandal colors in combination with #faecd1, 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 #faecd1 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 Nice Cream. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nice Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Scandal, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #faecd1 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. Nice Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d0defa) 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 #d0faec and #fad0de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faecd1 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Nice Cream has a hue angle of 39.51°, a saturation of 80.39% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faecd1 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faecd1
RGB Decimal rgb(250,236,209)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 16.08, 1.96
HSL hsl(39.51,80.39%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.51,16.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.8479,0.4221,14.7905)
XYZ xyz(80.9284,84.9183,72.4471)
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