Couscous 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 | #001d64 |
| Complementary Color | #9bb8ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Couscous Color. The Flower Centre 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 Oasis (#feefce) for more calm effect. Try Bisque as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9bb8ff is the best complementary color to Couscous. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe29b complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Cream Brulee are #ffb09b and #eaff9b. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe29b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Jonquil colors as they work well with Couscous.
The split-complementary Couscous palette consists of #af9bff and #9be9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bb8ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffe29b, 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 #ffe29b 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 Couscous. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Couscous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe29b 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. Couscous tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bb8ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bffe2 and #ff9bb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe29b is made of 40% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Couscous has a hue angle of 42.6°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe29b is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe29b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,226,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 36%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 39.22, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(42.6,100%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.6,39.22%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7887,0.4088,38.3562) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.3528,78.0193,42.1508) |