Cream Brulee 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 | #001a5f |
| Complementary Color | #a0baff |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Brulee Color. The Beige Topaz 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 Half Colonial White (#fdf6d3) for more calm effect. Try Focus on Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0baff is the best complementary color to Cream Brulee. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffe5a0 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 #ffb5a0 and #e9ffa0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe5a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wax Flower and Jonquil colors as they work well with Cream Brulee.
The split-complementary Cream Brulee palette consists of #b5a0ff and #a0e9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0baff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffe5a0, 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 #ffe5a0 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 Cream Brulee. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream Brulee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe5a0 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. Cream Brulee tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0baff) and two others. The Aquamarine 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 #a0ffe4 and #ffa0ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe5a0 is made of 40% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cream Brulee has a hue angle of 43.58°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe5a0 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe5a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,229,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 37.25, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(43.58,100%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.58,37.25%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.6115,-0.5669,36.9126) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.6045,79.8367,44.6829) |