Impure White Color

#f5e7e3

Impure White is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #0a181c
Complementary Color #e3f1f5
Color Shade: mid red (13.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.55% (better contrasting with black)
Impure White Color Sample
Impure White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5e7e3

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Impure White Color. The Pale Dogwood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Pop (#ebcebd) for more energetic effect. Try Kashmir Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3f1f5 is the best complementary color to Impure White. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5e7e3 complementary color is Black Squeeze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pot Pourri are #f5e3e8 and #f5f0e3. Thus found on the left and right of #f5e7e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Merino colors as they work well with Impure White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Impure White palette consists of #e3e8f5 and #e3f5f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3f1f5). Try Link Water and Apple Green colors in combination with #f5e7e3, 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 #f5e7e3 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Impure White. Thus White Lilac and Frostee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Impure White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Squeeze, Peppermint, and White Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5e7e3 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Impure White tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#e3f1f5) and two others. The Frostee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Black Squeeze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3f5e7 and #f5e3f1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5e7e3 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Impure White has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 47.37% and a lightness of 92.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5e7e3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5e7e3
RGB Decimal rgb(245,231,227)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 7.06, 3.92
HSL hsl(13.33,47.37%,92.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.33,7.35%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.6235,4.0716,3.6339)
XYZ xyz(80.0972,82.1104,84.3004)
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