Zürich White Color

#e6e1d9

Zürich 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 #191e26
Complementary Color #d8dee6
Color Shade: orange (36.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Zürich White Color Sample
Zürich White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6e1d9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Zürich White Color. The Bleached Pebble 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 Chintz (#d5c7b9) for more energetic effect. Try Simplify Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8dee6 is the best complementary color to Zürich 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 #e6e1d9 complementary color is Geyser, 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 Satin Linen are #e6dad8 and #e4e6d8. Thus found on the left and right of #e6e1d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Zürich White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zürich White palette consists of #dad8e6 and #d8e4e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8dee6). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e6e1d9, 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 #e6e1d9 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 Zürich White. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zürich White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Surf Crest, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6e1d9 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. Zürich White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d8dee6) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e6e1 and #e6d8dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6e1d9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Zürich White has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 20.63% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6e1d9 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6e1d9
RGB Decimal rgb(230,225,217)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 5.1, 9.8
HSL hsl(36.92,20.63%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.92,5.65%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.712,0.3126,4.4977)
XYZ xyz(72.0827,75.6832,76.4548)
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