French Heirloom is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or mid green
| Inverse Color | #161d1f |
| Complementary Color | #e0e6e8 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to French Heirloom Color. The Curly Maple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Misty Blush (#ddc9c6) for more energetic effect. Try Fairview Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0e6e8 is the best complementary color to French Heirloom. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9e2e0 complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ebb are #e8e0e2 and #e8e6e0. Thus found on the left and right of #e9e2e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebb and Cararra colors as they work well with French Heirloom.
The split-complementary French Heirloom palette consists of #e0e2e8 and #e0e8e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e6e8). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e9e2e0, 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 #e9e2e0 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Heirloom. Thus Mischka and Gray Nurse giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Heirloom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Gray Nurse, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9e2e0 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, mid 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. French Heirloom tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#e0e6e8) and two others. The Gray Nurse 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 #e0e8e2 and #e8e0e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9e2e0 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode French Heirloom has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 16.98% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9e2e0 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e9e2e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,226,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 3.53, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,16.98%,89.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,3.86%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.3668,2.0258,1.8077) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.2552,77.0982,81.4888) |