Pure White Color

#f8f8f2

Pure White is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #07070d
Complementary Color #f2f2f7
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 96.08% (better contrasting with black)
Pure White Color Sample
Pure White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8f8f2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pure White Color. The White Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wishy-Washy Yellow (#e9e9d5) for more energetic effect. Try Amazon Breeze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f2f2f7 is the best complementary color to Pure White. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8f8f2 complementary color is Athens Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Wood are #f7f4f2 and #f4f7f2. Thus found on the left and right of #f8f8f2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pampas and Snow Drift colors as they work well with Pure White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pure White palette consists of #f4f2f7 and #f2f4f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f2f2f7). Try Whisper and Athens Gray colors in combination with #f8f8f2, 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 #f8f8f2 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pure White. Thus Prim and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pure White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Saltpan, and Soft Peach split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8f8f2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red 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. Pure White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#f2f2f7) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hint of Red – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f2f7f7 and #f7f2f2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8f8f2 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pure White has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 30% and a lightness of 96.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8f8f2 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8f8f2
RGB Decimal rgb(248,248,242)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 2.35, 2.75
HSL hsl(60,30%,96.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,2.42%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.431,-1.0385,2.8656)
XYZ xyz(88.3058,93.5021,97.3979)
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