Quiet Cream Tide

#f9d9c2

Notes

Quiet Cream Tide (#F9D9C2) 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 (25°, 82%, 87%) 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 azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#f9d9c2

RGB

rgb(249, 217, 194)

HSL

hsl(25, 82%, 87%)