Soothing White is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #1e1d1b |
| Complementary Color | #e3e3e1 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soothing White Color. The Crater Crawler color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Paparazzi Flash (#c6cbd1) for more energetic effect. Try Mega Metal Phoenix as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3e3e1 is the best complementary color to Soothing White. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1e2e4 complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #e1e3e3 and #e1e1e3. Thus found on the left and right of #e1e2e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Iron colors as they work well with Soothing White.
The split-complementary Soothing White palette consists of #e3e3e1 and #e3e1e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3e3e1). Try Quill Gray and Mercury colors in combination with #e1e2e4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e1e2e4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soothing White. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soothing White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1e2e4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, warm yellow and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soothing White tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e3e3e1) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iron – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3e1e2 and #e1e3e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1e2e4 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Soothing White has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 5.26% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1e2e4 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e1e2e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,226,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0.78, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(220,5.26%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,1.32%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.8601,0.0294,-1.1017) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.2513,76.0017,84.2605) |