Fresh Cream Color

#fcf7e0

Fresh Cream is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #03081f
Complementary Color #e0e5fc
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Fresh Cream Color Sample
Fresh Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fcf7e0

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Cream Color. The Song of Summer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dandelion Wine (#fcf2b9) for more energetic effect. Try Noodles as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0e5fc is the best complementary color to Fresh Cream. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcf7e0 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Lusta are #fce9e0 and #f3fce0. Thus found on the left and right of #fcf7e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lace and Orinoco colors as they work well with Fresh Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Cream palette consists of #e9e0fc and #e0f3fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e5fc). Try Selago and Foam colors in combination with #fcf7e0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fcf7e0 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fresh Cream. Thus Selago and Foam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Scandal, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcf7e0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fresh Cream tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e0e5fc) and two others. The Foam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cinderella – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0fcf7 and #fce0e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fcf7e0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Cream has a hue angle of 49.29°, a saturation of 82.35% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcf7e0 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #fcf7e0
RGB Decimal rgb(252,247,224)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 10.98, 1.18
HSL hsl(49.29,82.35%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.29,11.11%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.0645,-2.136,11.6429)
XYZ xyz(86.8602,92.5988,83.8163)
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