Quiet Cream Tide

#f3c5b0

Notes

Quiet Cream Tide (#F3C5B0) is a soft orange with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (19°, 74%, 82%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#f3c5b0

RGB

rgb(243, 197, 176)

HSL

hsl(19, 74%, 82%)