Gardenia Color

#f1e8df

Gardenia is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #0e1720
Complementary Color #dfe8f1
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.98% (better contrasting with black)
Gardenia Color Sample
Gardenia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1e8df

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gardenia Color. The Floral Bluff color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peach Brick (#e5ccbd) for more energetic effect. Try Beachy Keen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dfe8f1 is the best complementary color to Gardenia. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1e8df complementary color is Catskill White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn Pink are #f1dfdf and #f1f1df. Thus found on the left and right of #f1e8df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Ecru White colors as they work well with Gardenia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gardenia palette consists of #dfdff1 and #dff1f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe8f1). Try Snuff and Aqua Squeeze colors in combination with #f1e8df, 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 #f1e8df offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gardenia. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gardenia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Zanah, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1e8df square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Gardenia tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dfe8f1) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dff1e8 and #f1dfe8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1e8df is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gardenia has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1e8df is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1e8df
RGB Decimal rgb(241,232,223)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 7.06, 5.49
HSL hsl(30,39.13%,90.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,7.47%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.4607,1.5164,5.4431)
XYZ xyz(78.4515,81.7417,81.4549)
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