Egg Cream 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 | #002673 |
| Complementary Color | #8cb2fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.17° 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 Egg Cream Color. The Jasmine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crispy Samosa (#ffbb66) for more calm effect. Try Drop of Lemon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8cb2fe is the best complementary color to Egg Cream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffd98c 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 Grandis are #fe9f8c and #ebfe8c. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd98c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Egg Cream.
The split-complementary Egg Cream palette consists of #9f8cfe and #8cebfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb2fe). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffd98c, 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 #ffd98c 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 Egg Cream. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Egg Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd98c 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. Egg Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8cb2fe) 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 #8cfed8 and #fe8cb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffd98c is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Egg Cream has a hue angle of 40.17°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd98c is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffd98c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,217,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 45.1, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(40.17,100%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.17,45.1%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.3423,3.4669,42.73) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7865,72.7792,35.1279) |