Calcium Color

#f2f4e8

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

Inverse Color #0d0b17
Complementary Color #eae8f3
Color Shade: mid yellow (70° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Calcium Color Sample
Calcium Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f2f4e8

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Calcium Color. The Palm Breeze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sylvan Green (#e7eacb) for more energetic effect. Try Lazy Caterpillar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eae8f3 is the best complementary color to Calcium. 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 #f2f4e8 complementary color is Whisper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Wood are #f3f0e8 and #ebf3e8. Thus found on the left and right of #f2f4e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Wood and Willow Brook colors as they work well with Calcium.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Calcium palette consists of #f0e8f3 and #e8ebf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eae8f3). Try Whisper and Catskill White colors in combination with #f2f4e8, 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 #f2f4e8 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 Calcium. Thus Prim and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Calcium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whisper, Aqua Haze, and Soft Peach split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2f4e8 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Calcium tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#eae8f3) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dawn Pink – 120° from the complementary Whisper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8f1f3 and #f3eae8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f2f4e8 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Calcium has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2f4e8 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f2f4e8
RGB Decimal rgb(242,244,232)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.79, 0, 4.71, 4.31
HSL hsl(70,35.29%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70,4.92%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.7493,-2.741,5.5334)
XYZ xyz(83.5341,89.4048,89.1981)
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