Colonial White 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 | #001243 |
| Complementary Color | #bcceff |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonial White Color. The Blended Light 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 Spätzle Yellow (#ffee88) for more calm effect. Try Sunporch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcceff is the best complementary color to Colonial White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffedbc complementary color is Periwinkle, 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 Colonial White are #ffcbbc and #efffbc. Thus found on the left and right of #ffedbc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Romantic and Australian Mint colors as they work well with Colonial White.
The split-complementary Colonial White palette consists of #cbbcff and #bcefff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcceff). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #ffedbc, 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 #ffedbc 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 Colonial White. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colonial White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffedbc 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. Colonial White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bcceff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcffed and #ffbccd.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffedbc is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Colonial White has a hue angle of 43.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffedbc is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffedbc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,237,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 26.27, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(43.88,100%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.88,26.27%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.0806,-1.2204,25.9861) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.6013,85.4592,59.8241) |