Arctic White is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #161518 |
| Complementary Color | #e8e7e9 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic White Color. The Angel's Whisper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wayward Willow (#d9dcd1) for more energetic effect. Try Ancient Kingdom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8e7e9 is the best complementary color to Arctic White. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9eae7 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cararra are #e9e9e7 and #e7e9e7. Thus found on the left and right of #e9eae7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert Storm and Gray Nurse colors as they work well with Arctic White.
The split-complementary Arctic White palette consists of #e9e7e9 and #e7e7e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8e7e9). Try Bon Jour and Iron colors in combination with #e9eae7, 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 #e9eae7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arctic White. Thus Bon Jour and Black Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Black Haze, and Mercury split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9eae7 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arctic White tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#e8e7e9) and two others. The Black Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mercury – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7e9e9 and #e9e8e7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e9eae7 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic White has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9eae7 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #e9eae7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(233,234,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 1.17, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(80,6.67%,91.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,1.28%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.5478,-0.8616,1.3256) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.4509,81.9388,87.335) |