Cream 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 | #00003d |
| Complementary Color | #c2c2ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cream Color. The Lemon Ice 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 China Ivory (#fcffe7) for more calm effect. Try Cuddly Yarn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2c2ff is the best complementary color to Cream. 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 #ffffc2 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 Shalimar are #ffe0c2 and #e0ffc2. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Negroni and Snow Flurry colors as they work well with Cream.
The split-complementary Cream palette consists of #e0c2ff and #c2e0ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c2ff). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #ffffc2, 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 #ffffc2 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 Cream. Thus Pink Lace and Onahau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffc2 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. Cream tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c2c2ff) and two others. The Onahau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Your Pink – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2ffff and #ffc2c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffffc2 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cream has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffc2 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffffc2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 36%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 23.92, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,23.92%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.6998,-9.413,29.2461) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.7376,96.675,65.1275) |