Paperwhite 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 | #091020 |
| Complementary Color | #dfe6f6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 91.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paperwhite Color. The Sugared Pears 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 Designer Cream Yellow (#efe5bb) for more energetic effect. Try Limesicle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfe6f6 is the best complementary color to Paperwhite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6efdf complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quarter Spanish White are #f6e3df and #f1f6df. Thus found on the left and right of #f6efdf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Frost colors as they work well with Paperwhite.
The split-complementary Paperwhite palette consists of #e3dff6 and #dff1f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe6f6). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f6efdf, 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 #f6efdf 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 Paperwhite. Thus French Lilac and Off Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paperwhite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6efdf square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paperwhite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dfe6f6) and two others. The Off Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dff6ef and #f6dfe6.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6efdf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Paperwhite has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 56.1% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6efdf is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6efdf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,239,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 9.02, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(41.74,56.1%,91.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.74,9.35%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.5911,-0.3278,8.5599) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.1918,86.6535,82.2059) |