Apple Custard Color

#fddfae

Apple Custard 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 #022051
Complementary Color #aecbfd
Color Shade: orange (37.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
Apple Custard Color Sample
Apple Custard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fddfae

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Custard Color. The Broadway Lights color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Delicate Seashell (#ffefdd) for more energetic effect. Try Ripe Pineapple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aecbfd is the best complementary color to Apple Custard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fddfae complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Honey are #fdb7ae and #f3fdae. Thus found on the left and right of #fddfae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melon and Drover colors as they work well with Apple Custard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apple Custard palette consists of #b7aefd and #aef3fd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aecbfd). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fddfae, 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 #fddfae 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 Apple Custard. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apple Custard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fddfae square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Apple Custard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aecbfd) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aefddf and #fdaecc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fddfae is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Custard has a hue angle of 37.22°, a saturation of 95.18% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fddfae is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fddfae
RGB Decimal rgb(253,223,174)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 30.98, 0.78
HSL hsl(37.22,95.18%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.22,31.23%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.1898,3.3677,27.8417)
XYZ xyz(74.5357,76.714,50.9232)
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