Quiet Cream Tide

#f3ceb9

Notes

Quiet Cream Tide (#F3CEB9) 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 (22°, 71%, 84%) 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 azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#f3ceb9

RGB

rgb(243, 206, 185)

HSL

hsl(22, 71%, 84%)