White Currant Color

#f9ebc5

White Currant 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 #06143a
Complementary Color #c5d3f8
Color Shade: orange (43.85° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
White Currant Color Sample
White Currant Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9ebc5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Currant Color. The Honey Blush 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 Picasso (#f8ea97) for more energetic effect. Try Placebo Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c5d3f8 is the best complementary color to White Currant. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9ebc5 complementary color is Tropical Blue, 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 Champagne are #f8d1c5 and #ecf8c5. Thus found on the left and right of #f9ebc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Givry and Corn Field colors as they work well with White Currant.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Currant palette consists of #d0c5f8 and #c5ecf8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5d3f8). Try Perfume and Charlotte colors in combination with #f9ebc5, 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 #f9ebc5 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 White Currant. Thus Perfume and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Currant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Blue Romance, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9ebc5 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. White Currant tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5d3f8) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5f8eb and #f8c5d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9ebc5 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode White Currant has a hue angle of 43.85°, a saturation of 81.25% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9ebc5 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9ebc5
RGB Decimal rgb(249,235,197)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 20.4, 2.35
HSL hsl(43.85,81.25%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.85,20.88%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.2711,-1.1772,20.168)
XYZ xyz(78.8533,83.5876,64.8013)
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