French White Color

#f1e7db

French 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 #0e1824
Complementary Color #dae4f1
Color Shade: orange (32.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
French White Color Sample
French White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1e7db

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to French White Color. The Venetian Mask 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 Kingdom's Keys (#e9cfb7) for more energetic effect. Try Peach Brick as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dae4f1 is the best complementary color to French 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 #f1e7db complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Merino are #f1dbda and #f0f1da. Thus found on the left and right of #f1e7db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Aths Special colors as they work well with French White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French White palette consists of #dbdaf1 and #daeff1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dae4f1). Try Snuff and Swans Down colors in combination with #f1e7db, 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 #f1e7db 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 French White. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Peppermint, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1e7db 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. French White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dae4f1) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #daf1e7 and #f1dae4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1e7db is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode French White has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1e7db is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1e7db
RGB Decimal rgb(241,231,219)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 8.63, 5.49
HSL hsl(32.73,44%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.73,9.13%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.117,1.3705,7.0319)
XYZ xyz(77.6377,80.9671,78.5541)
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