Cool Cream is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #041a26 |
| Complementary Color | #d8eefb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Cream Color. The Peach Temptation color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ice Cream Parlour (#f7d3ad) for more energetic effect. Try Sherbet Fruit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8eefb is the best complementary color to Cool Cream. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbe5d9 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Champagne are #fbd8dd and #fbf6d8. Thus found on the left and right of #fbe5d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Classic Rose and Citrine White colors as they work well with Cool Cream.
The split-complementary Cool Cream palette consists of #d8ddfb and #d8fbf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8eefb). Try Hawkes Blue and Scandal colors in combination with #fbe5d9, 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 #fbe5d9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Cream. Thus Selago and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Feta, and Selago split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbe5d9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Cream tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d8eefb) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8fbe5 and #fbd8ef.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbe5d9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Cream has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 80.95% and a lightness of 91.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbe5d9 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbe5d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,229,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 13.33, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,80.95%,91.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,13.55%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.3793,5.5765,8.556) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.3274,81.5576,77.1541) |