Sauvignon Color

#f4eae4

Sauvignon 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 #0b151b
Complementary Color #e3eef4
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.55% (better contrasting with black)
Sauvignon Color Sample
Sauvignon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4eae4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sauvignon Color. The Honeysweet 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 Angelico (#eacfc2) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3eef4 is the best complementary color to Sauvignon. 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 #f4eae4 complementary color is Black Squeeze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn Pink are #f4e3e6 and #f4f2e3. Thus found on the left and right of #f4eae4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Ecru White colors as they work well with Sauvignon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sauvignon palette consists of #e3e6f4 and #e3f4f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3eef4). Try White Lilac and Aqua Squeeze colors in combination with #f4eae4, 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 #f4eae4 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 Sauvignon. Thus Snuff and Apple Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sauvignon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Squeeze, Peppermint, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4eae4 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. Sauvignon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e3eef4) and two others. The Apple Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Black Squeeze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3f4ea and #f4e3ee.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4eae4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sauvignon has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 92.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4eae4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4eae4
RGB Decimal rgb(244,234,228)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 6.28, 4.31
HSL hsl(22.5,42.11%,92.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,6.56%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.3114,2.3561,4.1)
XYZ xyz(80.7346,83.6802,85.2955)
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