Milk Mustache Color

#faf3e6

Milk Mustache 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 #050c19
Complementary Color #e5ecfa
Color Shade: orange (39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.12% (better contrasting with black)
Milk Mustache Color Sample
Milk Mustache Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf3e6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Milk Mustache Color. The Kettle Corn 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 Ginger Ale Fizz (#f5dfbc) for more energetic effect. Try Butter Up as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5ecfa is the best complementary color to Milk Mustache. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faf3e6 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Linen are #fae8e5 and #f7fae5. Thus found on the left and right of #faf3e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Milk Mustache.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Milk Mustache palette consists of #e8e5fa and #e5f7fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5ecfa). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #faf3e6, 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 #faf3e6 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 Milk Mustache. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Milk Mustache contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Granny Apple, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf3e6 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. Milk Mustache tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5ecfa) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5faf3 and #fae5ec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf3e6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Milk Mustache has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 94.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf3e6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf3e6
RGB Decimal rgb(250,243,230)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 7.84, 1.96
HSL hsl(39,66.67%,94.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39,8%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.0541,0.1579,7.0831)
XYZ xyz(85.7579,90.1383,87.7414)
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