Windmill 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 | #0a1318 |
| Complementary Color | #e7f0f4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Windmill Color. The Fairy Pink 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 Pure Beige (#e9d0c4) for more energetic effect. Try Honeysweet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7f0f4 is the best complementary color to Windmill. 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 #f5ece7 complementary color is Catskill White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #f4e7e9 and #f4f3e7. Thus found on the left and right of #f5ece7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn Pink and Spring Wood colors as they work well with Windmill.
The split-complementary Windmill palette consists of #e7e9f4 and #e7f4f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7f0f4). Try Whisper and Aqua Squeeze colors in combination with #f5ece7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #f5ece7 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 Windmill. Thus Snuff and Panache giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windmill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Catskill White, Zanah, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5ece7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Windmill tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e7f0f4) and two others. The Panache is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prim – 120° from the complementary Catskill White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7f4ec and #f4e7f0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5ece7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Windmill has a hue angle of 21.43°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5ece7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5ece7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,236,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 5.49, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(21.43,41.18%,93.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.43,5.71%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.9576,2.1779,3.4867) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.0754,85.1729,87.7155) |