Frolic Color

#f9e7e1

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

Inverse Color #06181e
Complementary Color #e1f3f9
Color Shade: mid red (15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.94% (better contrasting with black)
Frolic Color Sample
Frolic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9e7e1

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Frolic Color. The Apricot Freeze 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 Sidewalk Chalk Pink (#f7ccc4) for more energetic effect. Try Altered Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e1f3f9 is the best complementary color to Frolic. 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 #f9e7e1 complementary color is Polar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f9e1e7 and #f9f3e1. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e7e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Frolic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frolic palette consists of #e1e6f9 and #e1f9f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1f3f9). Try Link Water and White Ice colors in combination with #f9e7e1, 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 #f9e7e1 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frolic. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frolic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polar, Feta, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e7e1 square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, cool 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. Frolic tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e1f3f9) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Polar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1f9e7 and #f9e1f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9e7e1 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Frolic has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 92.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e7e1 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9e7e1
RGB Decimal rgb(249,231,225)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 9.41, 2.35
HSL hsl(15,66.67%,92.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15,9.64%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.8951,5.1236,5.1095)
XYZ xyz(81.2334,82.7278,82.9208)
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