Egret White Color

#dfd9cf

Egret White is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #202630
Complementary Color #cfd5df
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.31% (better contrasting with black)
Egret White Color Sample
Egret White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfd9cf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Egret White Color. The Merino Wool color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nomadic Taupe (#d2c6ae) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Parchment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfd5df is the best complementary color to Egret White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfd9cf complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #dfd1cf and #dddfcf. Thus found on the left and right of #dfd9cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Egret White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Egret White palette consists of #d1cfdf and #cfdddf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd5df). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dfd9cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dfd9cf offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Egret White. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Egret White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfd9cf square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Egret White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cfd5df) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfdfd9 and #dfcfd4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfd9cf is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Egret White has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfd9cf is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfd9cf
RGB Decimal rgb(223,217,207)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 6.27, 12.55
HSL hsl(37.5,20%,84.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,7.17%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9079,0.3255,5.6371)
XYZ xyz(66.5068,69.8187,69.0026)
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