Biscuit Color

#feedca

Biscuit 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 #011235
Complementary Color #c9dafe
Color Shade: orange (40.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.41% (better contrasting with black)
Biscuit Color Sample
Biscuit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #feedca

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Biscuit Color. The Pale Daffodil 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 Hot Spot (#ffe597) for more energetic effect. Try Vis Vis as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9dafe is the best complementary color to Biscuit. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #feedca complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Oasis are #fed2c9 and #f5fec9. Thus found on the left and right of #feedca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuft Bush and Chiffon colors as they work well with Biscuit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Biscuit palette consists of #d2c9fe and #c9f5fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9dafe). Try Fog and Onahau colors in combination with #feedca, 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 #feedca 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 Biscuit. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Biscuit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Snowy Mint, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #feedca 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. Biscuit tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9dafe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9feed and #fec9da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #feedca is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Biscuit has a hue angle of 40.38°, a saturation of 96.3% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #feedca is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #feedca
RGB Decimal rgb(254,237,202)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 20.39, 0.39
HSL hsl(40.38,96.3%,89.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.38,20.47%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.2711,0.3282,19.0462)
XYZ xyz(81.8179,85.9035,68.1459)
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