Paper White is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #110f0c |
| Complementary Color | #f2f1ee |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 94.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper White Color. The Seven Days of Rain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shy Blunt (#d3d8de) for more calm effect. Try Pebble Soft Blue White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f2f1ee is the best complementary color to Paper White. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eef0f3 complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #eef2f2 and #eeeef2. Thus found on the left and right of #eef0f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Porcelain and Athens Gray colors as they work well with Paper White.
The split-complementary Paper White palette consists of #f2f2ee and #f2eeee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f2f1ee). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #eef0f3, 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 #eef0f3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paper White. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #eef0f3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paper White tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f2f1ee) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Porcelain – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f2eef0 and #eef2f1.
In a RGB color space, hex #eef0f3 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Paper White has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 94.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eef0f3 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #eef0f3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,240,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.17, 0, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(216,17.24%,94.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,2.06%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.7249,-0.1217,-1.6875) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.5976,86.9684,97.2272) |