Soft Cream Tide

#f9ccbd

Notes

Soft Cream Tide (#F9CCBD) 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 (15°, 83%, 86%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. 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

#f9ccbd

RGB

rgb(249, 204, 189)

HSL

hsl(15, 83%, 86%)