Marzipan is a light medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Pastel Orange, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Marzipan is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Marzipan is #F8DB9D.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Marzipan has 97%% Red, 86% Green, and 62% Blue.
Marzipan has 41° Hue, 37% Saturation, and 97% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Marzipan has 41° Hue, 85% Saturation, and 79% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Marzipan has 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow, and 3% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F8DB9D |
|
RGB |
(248, 219, 157) |
(97%, 86%, 62%) |
HSV |
(41°, 37, 97) |
(11%, 37%, 97%) |
HSL |
(41°, 85, 79) |
(11%, 85%, 79%) |
CMYK |
(0, 12, 37, 3) |
(0%, 12%, 37%, 3%) |
The natural luminance of Marzipan is 73%, which is high.
Marzipan has a higher contrast with black than white.
Marzipan and black have a 15.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Marzipan and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
73% |
AAA (15.6) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Marzipan paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Yellow, 17% Red, 3% Black, 62% White, as shown below.
Yellow
18%
Red
17%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
3%
White
62%
To mix Marzipan paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 9% Magenta, 27% Yellow, 3% Black, 62% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Yellow
27%
Black
3%
White
62%
Colors similar to Marzipan are: Maize, Sunset, Peach Yellow, Golden Glow, and Chalky. Maize is more orange and darker than Marzipan. Sunset is more orange and paler and darker than Marzipan. Peach Yellow is paler and lighter than Marzipan. Golden Glow is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Marzipan. Chalky is more yellow and darker than Marzipan.