Dairy Cream is a light pastel shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Pastel Orange, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Dairy Cream is a pastel color. Dairy Cream is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dairy Cream is #F9E4BC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dairy Cream has 98%% Red, 89% Green, and 74% Blue.
Dairy Cream has 39° Hue, 24% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dairy Cream has 39° Hue, 85% Saturation, and 86% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dairy Cream has 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F9E4BC |
|
RGB |
(249, 228, 188) |
(98%, 89%, 74%) |
HSV |
(39°, 24, 98) |
(11%, 24%, 98%) |
HSL |
(39°, 85, 86) |
(11%, 85%, 86%) |
CMYK |
(0, 8, 24, 2) |
(0%, 8%, 24%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Dairy Cream is 79%, which is high.
Dairy Cream has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dairy Cream and black have a 16.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Dairy Cream and white have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
79% |
AAA (16.9) |
insufficient (1.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dairy Cream paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Yellow, 12% Red, 2% Black, 74% White, as shown below.
Yellow
12%
Red
12%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
74%
To mix Dairy Cream paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Magenta, 18% Yellow, 2% Black, 74% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
6%
Yellow
18%
Black
2%
White
74%
Colors similar to Dairy Cream are: Banana Mania, Pale Peach, Tequila, Peach Yellow, and Navajo White. Banana Mania is more yellow and brighter than Dairy Cream. Pale Peach is brighter than Dairy Cream. Tequila is more orange and lighter than Dairy Cream. Peach Yellow is brighter and darker than Dairy Cream. Navajo White is more orange and brighter and darker than Dairy Cream.