Cream and Butter 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 | #01115a |
| Complementary Color | #a4b4fe |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream and Butter Color. The Wild Apple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cotton Tail (#fff8d7) for more energetic effect. Try Butter Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4b4fe is the best complementary color to Cream and Butter. 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 #feeea5 complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vis Vis are #fec1a4 and #e1fea4. Thus found on the left and right of #feeea5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wax Flower and Jonquil colors as they work well with Cream and Butter.
The split-complementary Cream and Butter palette consists of #c1a4fe and #a4e1fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4b4fe). Try Mauve and Anakiwa colors in combination with #feeea5, 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 #feeea5 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 Cream and Butter. Thus Mauve and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream and Butter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #feeea5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cream and Butter tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a4b4fe) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sundown – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4feee and #fea4b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #feeea5 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cream and Butter has a hue angle of 49.21°, a saturation of 97.8% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #feeea5 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #feeea5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,238,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 34.9, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(49.21,97.8%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.21,35.04%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.8558,-4.9202,37.3312) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.2391,84.9365,47.8681) |