Puff Pastry Yellow is calm, 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 | #033074 |
| Complementary Color | #8ab7fc |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Puff Pastry Yellow Color. The Market Melon 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 Lemon Twist (#fed95d) for more energetic effect. Try Vintage Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8ab7fc is the best complementary color to Puff Pastry Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fccf8b complementary color is Malibu, 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 Salomie are #fc968a and #f0fc8a. Thus found on the left and right of #fccf8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Puff Pastry Yellow.
The split-complementary Puff Pastry Yellow palette consists of #968afc and #8af0fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ab7fc). Try Portage and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fccf8b, 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 #fccf8b 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 Puff Pastry Yellow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Puff Pastry Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fccf8b 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. Puff Pastry Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ab7fc) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8afccf and #fc8ab7.
In a RGB color space, hex #fccf8b is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Puff Pastry Yellow has a hue angle of 36.11°, a saturation of 94.96% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fccf8b is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fccf8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,207,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.64, 44.31, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(36.11,94.96%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.11,44.84%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.5974,7.3297,39.6725) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1179,67.1852,33.8566) |