Old Pearls Color

#f6ebd7

Old Pearls 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 #091428
Complementary Color #d7e2f5
Color Shade: orange (38.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Old Pearls Color Sample
Old Pearls Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ebd7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Pearls Color. The Canyon Sand 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 Citrus Rind (#ede0ae) for more energetic effect. Try Home Body as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d7e2f5 is the best complementary color to Old Pearls. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6ebd7 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Albescent White are #f5dbd7 and #f1f5d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ebd7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Beige colors as they work well with Old Pearls.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Pearls palette consists of #dbd7f5 and #d7f1f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7e2f5). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #f6ebd7, 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 #f6ebd7 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 Old Pearls. Thus French Lilac and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Pearls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Granny Apple, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ebd7 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. Old Pearls tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d7e2f5) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7f5eb and #f5d7e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ebd7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Old Pearls has a hue angle of 38.71°, a saturation of 63.27% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ebd7 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ebd7
RGB Decimal rgb(246,235,215)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 12.16, 3.53
HSL hsl(38.71,63.27%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.71,12.6%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.4139,0.4345,11.0221)
XYZ xyz(79.9801,83.9158,76.2719)
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