Foundation White is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #101100 |
| Complementary Color | #feffee |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 96.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Foundation White Color. The Melrose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dried Lilac (#bbbbff) for more calm effect. Try Ghost White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#feffee is the best complementary color to Foundation White. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efeeff complementary color is Ivory, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Titan White are #eef5ff and #f7eeff. Thus found on the left and right of #efeeff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zumthor and Magnolia colors as they work well with Foundation White.
The split-complementary Foundation White palette consists of #f5ffee and #fff7ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#feffee). Try Sugar Cane and Seashell Peach colors in combination with #efeeff, 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 #efeeff offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Foundation White. Thus Hint of Green and Fair Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foundation White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ivory, Lavender blush, and Clear Day split by 90° on the color wheel. #efeeff square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Foundation White tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#feffee) and two others. The Fair Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight Blue – 120° from the complementary Ivory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffefee and #eefeff.
In a RGB color space, hex #efeeff is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Foundation White has a hue angle of 243.53°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 96.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efeeff is made of 6.27% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #efeeff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,238,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 6.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(243.53,100%,96.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.53,6.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.6193,3.4394,-8.0601) |
| XYZ | xyz(84.2211,86.7198,106.9074) |