Distressed White Color

#f1e6cb

Distressed White is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #0e1934
Complementary Color #cbd6f1
Color Shade: orange (42.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Distressed White Color Sample
Distressed White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1e6cb

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Distressed White Color. The Turning Oakleaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Harmonious Gold (#eacfa3) for more energetic effect. Try Foggy Pith as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbd6f1 is the best complementary color to Distressed White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1e6cb complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wheatfield are #f1d3cb and #e9f1cb. Thus found on the left and right of #f1e6cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Distressed White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Distressed White palette consists of #d3cbf1 and #cbe9f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd6f1). Try Moon Raker and Link Water colors in combination with #f1e6cb, 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 #f1e6cb offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Distressed White. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Distressed White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1e6cb square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Distressed White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cbd6f1) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbf1e6 and #f1cbd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1e6cb is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Distressed White has a hue angle of 42.63°, a saturation of 57.58% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1e6cb is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1e6cb
RGB Decimal rgb(241,230,203)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 14.9, 5.49
HSL hsl(42.63,57.58%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.63,15.77%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.5079,-0.6365,14.4932)
XYZ xyz(75.3519,79.6062,67.894)
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