Old Lace Color

#fdf5e6

Old Lace 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 #020a19
Complementary Color #e5eefd
Color Shade: orange (39.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.71% (better contrasting with black)
Old Lace Color Sample
Old Lace Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fdf5e6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Lace Color. The Mystic Opal 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 Amarillo Yellow (#fbf1c3) for more energetic effect. Try Ringlet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5eefd is the best complementary color to Old Lace. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdf5e6 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, 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 Old Lace are #fde9e5 and #f9fde5. Thus found on the left and right of #fdf5e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Hint of Yellow colors as they work well with Old Lace.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Lace palette consists of #e9e5fd and #e5f9fd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5eefd). Try Selago and Foam colors in combination with #fdf5e6, 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 #fdf5e6 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 Old Lace. Thus Selago and Foam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Lace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Feta, and Remy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdf5e6 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. Old Lace tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5eefd) and two others. The Foam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Remy – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5fdf4 and #fde5ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fdf5e6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Old Lace has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 85.19% and a lightness of 94.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdf5e6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fdf5e6
RGB Decimal rgb(253,245,230)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.02, 0.78
HSL hsl(39.13,85.19%,94.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.13,9.09%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.7797,0.1753,8.1565)
XYZ xyz(87.4433,91.9006,87.9927)
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