Old Kitchen White Color

#eff5dc

Old Kitchen White is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan

Inverse Color #100a23
Complementary Color #e2dcf5
Color Shade: mid yellow (74.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.18% (better contrasting with black)
Old Kitchen White Color Sample
Old Kitchen White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eff5dc

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Kitchen White Color. The Mellow Mint color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Iced Celery (#e5e9b7) for more calm effect. Try Lots of Bubbles as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2dcf5 is the best complementary color to Old Kitchen White. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eff5dc complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Frost are #f5eedc and #e2f5dc. Thus found on the left and right of #eff5dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quarter Spanish White and Peppermint colors as they work well with Old Kitchen White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Kitchen White palette consists of #eedcf5 and #dce2f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2dcf5). Try French Lilac and Link Water colors in combination with #eff5dc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #eff5dc offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Kitchen White. Thus Amour and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Kitchen White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Iceberg, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #eff5dc square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Kitchen White tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#e2dcf5) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pot Pourri – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dceff5 and #f5e2dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eff5dc is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Old Kitchen White has a hue angle of 74.4°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eff5dc is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #eff5dc
RGB Decimal rgb(239,245,220)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 9.81, 3.92
HSL hsl(74.4,55.56%,91.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(74.4,10.2%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.5063,-6.2604,11.349)
XYZ xyz(81.1673,88.8228,80.5767)
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