Sweet Frosting Color

#fff8e4

Sweet Frosting 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 #00071b
Complementary Color #e3ebff
Color Shade: orange (44.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.71% (better contrasting with black)
Sweet Frosting Color Sample
Sweet Frosting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fff8e4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Frosting Color. The Drop of Lemon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Whisper Yellow (#ffe5b9) for more calm effect. Try Song of Summer as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3ebff is the best complementary color to Sweet Frosting. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fff8e4 complementary color is Zumthor, 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 Early Dawn are #ffeae3 and #f8ffe3. Thus found on the left and right of #fff8e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fair Pink and Spring Sun colors as they work well with Sweet Frosting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Frosting palette consists of #eae3ff and #e3f8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3ebff). Try Blue Chalk and Lily White colors in combination with #fff8e4, 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 #fff8e4 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 Sweet Frosting. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Frosting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zumthor, Hint of Green, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff8e4 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. Sweet Frosting tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e3ebff) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender blush – 120° from the complementary Zumthor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3fff8 and #ffe3ea.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fff8e4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Frosting has a hue angle of 44.44°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 94.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff8e4 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fff8e4
RGB Decimal rgb(255,248,228)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 10.59, 0
HSL hsl(44.44,100%,94.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.44,10.59%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.6305,-0.9697,10.4255)
XYZ xyz(88.811,93.9962,86.861)
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