White Basics 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 | #1b202f |
| Complementary Color | #d0d5e4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Basics Color. The Seriously Sand 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 Wood Ash (#d7cab0) for more energetic effect. Try Softer Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d0d5e4 is the best complementary color to White Basics. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4dfd0 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Satin Linen are #e4d5d0 and #dfe4d0. Thus found on the left and right of #e4dfd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with White Basics.
The split-complementary White Basics palette consists of #d5d0e4 and #d0dfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d5e4). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #e4dfd0, 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 #e4dfd0 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 White Basics. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of White Basics contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4dfd0 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. White Basics tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d0d5e4) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0e4df and #e4d0d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4dfd0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode White Basics has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 27.03% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4dfd0 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4dfd0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,223,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 7.84, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(45,27.03%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,8.77%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.839,-0.8586,7.9403) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7678,73.8234,70.2467) |