Alpaca Wool Color

#f9ede2

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

Inverse Color #06121d
Complementary Color #e2edf9
Color Shade: warm red (28.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.14% (better contrasting with black)
Alpaca Wool Color Sample
Alpaca Wool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9ede2

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Alpaca Wool Color. The Cono De Vainilla 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 soft alternative called Peach Blossom Red (#eecfbf) for more calm effect. Try Desert Mesa as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2edf9 is the best complementary color to Alpaca Wool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9ede2 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f9e2e2 and #f9f8e2. Thus found on the left and right of #f9ede2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Alpaca Wool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alpaca Wool palette consists of #e2e2f9 and #e2f9f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2edf9). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #f9ede2, 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 #f9ede2 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alpaca Wool. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alpaca Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9ede2 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool 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. Alpaca Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e2edf9) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carousel Pink – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2f9ed and #f9e2ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9ede2 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Alpaca Wool has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 65.71% and a lightness of 93.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9ede2 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9ede2
RGB Decimal rgb(249,237,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 9.02, 2.35
HSL hsl(28.7,65.71%,93.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.7,9.24%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.3974,2.214,6.7573)
XYZ xyz(83.0786,86.1991,84.2109)
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