Custard 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 | #04102f |
| Complementary Color | #cfdbfb |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Custard Cream Color. The Wood Avens 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 Stella Dora (#f9daa5) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Bee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cfdbfb is the best complementary color to Custard 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 #fbefd0 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, 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 Champagne are #fbd9cf and #f1fbcf. Thus found on the left and right of #fbefd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Orinoco colors as they work well with Custard Cream.
The split-complementary Custard Cream palette consists of #d9cffb and #cff1fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfdbfb). Try Perfume and Foam colors in combination with #fbefd0, 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 #fbefd0 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 Custard Cream. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Custard Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Scandal, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbefd0 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. Custard Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfdbfb) 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 #cffbef and #fbcfdb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbefd0 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Custard Cream has a hue angle of 43.26°, a saturation of 84.31% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbefd0 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbefd0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,239,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 16.86, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(43.26,84.31%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.26,17.13%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.6518,-0.8919,16.4524) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.0353,86.7963,72.1041) |