Chardonnay is calm, 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 | #003273 |
| Complementary Color | #8cbefe |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chardonnay Color. The Durazno Palido color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Burnished Cream (#fce5bf) for more calm effect. Try September Morning as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8cbefe is the best complementary color to Chardonnay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffcd8c complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chardonnay are #fe938c and #f7fe8c. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcd8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Dolly colors as they work well with Chardonnay.
The split-complementary Chardonnay palette consists of #938cfe and #8cf7fe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cbefe). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffcd8c, 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 #ffcd8c 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 Chardonnay. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chardonnay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcd8c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chardonnay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8cbefe) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cfecd and #fe8cbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcd8c is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Chardonnay has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcd8c is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcd8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,205,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 45.1, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(33.91,100%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.91,45.1%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.411,9.6471,38.9821) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8049,66.8161,34.134) |