Bleached Linen Color

#f3ece1

Bleached Linen 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 #0c131e
Complementary Color #e0e7f3
Color Shade: orange (36.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.76% (better contrasting with black)
Bleached Linen Color Sample
Bleached Linen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3ece1

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bleached Linen Color. The Minimum Beige 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 Verona Beach (#e9d3ba) for more energetic effect. Try At The Beach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0e7f3 is the best complementary color to Bleached Linen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3ece1 complementary color is Catskill White, 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 #f3e3e0 and #f1f3e0. Thus found on the left and right of #f3ece1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Ecru White colors as they work well with Bleached Linen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bleached Linen palette consists of #e3e0f3 and #e0f1f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e7f3). Try Snuff and Black Squeeze colors in combination with #f3ece1, 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 #f3ece1 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 Bleached Linen. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bleached Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Frostee, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3ece1 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. Bleached Linen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e0e7f3) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0f3ec and #f3e0e7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3ece1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Bleached Linen has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 91.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3ece1 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3ece1
RGB Decimal rgb(243,236,225)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 7.05, 4.71
HSL hsl(36.67,42.86%,91.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.67,7.41%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.6594,0.4915,6.1524)
XYZ xyz(80.5482,84.4818,83.2954)
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