Hipster Color

#f2f1d9

Hipster is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #0d0e26
Complementary Color #d8d9f2
Color Shade: warm yellow (57.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
Hipster Color Sample
Hipster Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2f1d9

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hipster Color. The Limited Lime color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Springtime (#e9e5b3) for more energetic effect. Try Unbleached as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d8d9f2 is the best complementary color to Hipster. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2f1d9 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Parchment are #f2e4d8 and #e6f2d8. Thus found on the left and right of #f2f1d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Chrome White colors as they work well with Hipster.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hipster palette consists of #e4d8f2 and #d8e6f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8d9f2). Try French Lilac and Link Water colors in combination with #f2f1d9, 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 #f2f1d9 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hipster. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hipster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2f1d9 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Hipster tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d8d9f2) 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 #d8f2f1 and #f2d8d9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2f1d9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Hipster has a hue angle of 57.6°, a saturation of 49.02% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2f1d9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f2f1d9
RGB Decimal rgb(242,241,217)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 9.8, 5.1
HSL hsl(57.6,49.02%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(57.6,10.33%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.6523,-3.6917,11.7102)
XYZ xyz(80.5976,86.7976,78.1513)
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