Polite White is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #16222b |
| Complementary Color | #d3e0e9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polite White Color. The Country Cottage color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Toledo Cuoio (#decbb1) for more energetic effect. Try Summer Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3e0e9 is the best complementary color to Polite White. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9ddd4 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #e9d3d5 and #e9e7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #e9ddd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and White Rock colors as they work well with Polite White.
The split-complementary Polite White palette consists of #d3d5e9 and #d3e9e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3e0e9). Try Periwinkle Gray and Skeptic colors in combination with #e9ddd4, 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 #e9ddd4 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polite White. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polite White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9ddd4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polite White tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d3e0e9) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3e9dd and #e9d3e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9ddd4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Polite White has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 32.31% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9ddd4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9ddd4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,221,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 8.23, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,32.31%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,9.01%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.8231,2.5819,5.8681) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.3444,73.79,72.77) |