Cookie Color

#ffe2b7

Cookie is pale, 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 #001d48
Complementary Color #b7d4ff
Color Shade: orange (35.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.88% (better contrasting with black)
Cookie Color Sample
Cookie Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffe2b7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cookie Color. The Spirited Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Coral (#ffeee0) for more calm effect. Try Silky Tofu as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b7d4ff is the best complementary color to Cookie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe2b7 complementary color is Periwinkle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Peach are #ffbeb7 and #f7ffb7. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe2b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Shalimar colors as they work well with Cookie.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cookie palette consists of #beb7ff and #b7f8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7d4ff). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #ffe2b7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ffe2b7 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 Cookie. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cookie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Snowy Mint, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe2b7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cookie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b7d4ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7ffe2 and #ffb7d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffe2b7 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cookie has a hue angle of 35.83°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe2b7 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffe2b7
RGB Decimal rgb(255,226,183)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 28.24, 0
HSL hsl(35.83,100%,85.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.83,28.24%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.2667,3.7195,24.6975)
XYZ xyz(76.9836,79.0716,56.0046)
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