Cream Puff is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #046 |
| Complementary Color | #99dcff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Puff Color. The Tiny Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hibiscus Delight (#fe9773) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Dawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99dcff is the best complementary color to Cream Puff. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fb9 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #f9a and #fe9. Thus found on the left and right of #fb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Cream Puff.
The split-complementary Cream Puff palette consists of #9af and #9fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99dcff). Try White and White colors in combination with #fb9, 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 #fb9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cream Puff. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream Puff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, White, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fb9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Puff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#99dcff) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fb and #ff99dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbb99 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Puff has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbb99 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbb99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 40, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(20,100%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,40%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3468,20.3749,26.866) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7601,59.1006,38.1313) |