Soft Ivory 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 | #040e20 |
| Complementary Color | #dfe9fb |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Ivory Color. The Meringue 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 soft alternative called Bad Moon Yellow (#f2e5b4) for more calm effect. Try Pasta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfe9fb is the best complementary color to Soft Ivory. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbf1df 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 Citrine White are #fbe3df and #f6fbdf. Thus found on the left and right of #fbf1df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Citrine White colors as they work well with Soft Ivory.
The split-complementary Soft Ivory palette consists of #e3dffb and #dff6fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe9fb). Try Selago and Humming Bird colors in combination with #fbf1df, 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 #fbf1df 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 Ivory. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Ivory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Feta, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbf1df 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 Ivory tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dfe9fb) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dffbf1 and #fbdfe9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbf1df is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Ivory has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 92.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbf1df is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbf1df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,241,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 10.98, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(38.57,77.78%,92.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.57,11.16%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.4748,0.3915,9.8774) |
| XYZ | xyz(84.5582,88.7475,82.4853) |