Andover Cream Color

#faf0d3

Andover 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 #050f2c
Complementary Color #d2dcfa
Color Shade: orange (44.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Andover Cream Color Sample
Andover Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf0d3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Andover Cream Color. The Western Sky 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 Blended Fruit (#f8e3a4) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Honey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d2dcfa is the best complementary color to Andover 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 #faf0d3 complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citrine White are #fadcd2 and #f0fad2. Thus found on the left and right of #faf0d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Orinoco colors as they work well with Andover Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Andover Cream palette consists of #dcd2fa and #d2f0fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2dcfa). Try Perfume and Scandal colors in combination with #faf0d3, 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 #faf0d3 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 Andover Cream. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Andover Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Humming Bird, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf0d3 square combo is a palette of orange, cool 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. Andover Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d2dcfa) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2faf0 and #fad2dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf0d3 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Andover Cream has a hue angle of 44.62°, a saturation of 79.59% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf0d3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf0d3
RGB Decimal rgb(250,240,211)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 15.29, 1.96
HSL hsl(44.62,79.59%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.62,15.6%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.8854,-1.306,15.2236)
XYZ xyz(82.3423,87.3473,74.1478)
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