Soft Gossamer 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 | #041121 |
| Complementary Color | #deebfa |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Gossamer Color. The Only Yesterday 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 Noodles (#f9e3b4) for more energetic effect. Try Satin Latour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#deebfa is the best complementary color to Soft Gossamer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbeede complementary color is Selago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Lusta are #fadfde and #f9fade. Thus found on the left and right of #fbeede on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Citrine White colors as they work well with Soft Gossamer.
The split-complementary Soft Gossamer palette consists of #dfdefa and #def9fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#deebfa). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #fbeede, 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 #fbeede 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 Soft Gossamer. Thus Selago and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Gossamer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Selago, Feta, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbeede square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Gossamer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#deebfa) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Selago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #defaee and #fadeeb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbeede is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Gossamer has a hue angle of 33.1°, a saturation of 78.38% and a lightness of 92.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbeede is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbeede |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,238,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 11.37, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(33.1,78.38%,92.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.1,11.55%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.7095,1.758,9.299) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.543,86.9322,81.4836) |