Crème is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #000049 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crème Color. The Warm Light color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spring Heat (#fffddd) for more calm effect. Try Sheer Sunlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b6ff is the best complementary color to Crème. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffffb6 complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Portafino are #ffdab6 and #daffb6. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frangipani and Reef colors as they work well with Crème.
The split-complementary Crème palette consists of #dab6ff and #b6daff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b6ff). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #ffffb6, 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 #ffffb6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crème. Thus Lavender Rose and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crème contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffb6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crème tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b6b6ff) and two others. The French Pass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sundown – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6ffff and #ffb6b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffffb6 is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Crème has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffb6 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffffb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 28.63, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,28.63%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.4947,-10.9531,34.9878) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.4435,96.1574,58.3128) |