Wool White Color

#f9ede4

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

Inverse Color #06121b
Complementary Color #e4f0f9
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.53% (better contrasting with black)
Wool White Color Sample
Wool White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9ede4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wool White Color. The Tri-Tip 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 Desert Mesa (#efcfbc) for more calm effect. Try Golden Pastel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e4f0f9 is the best complementary color to Wool White. 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 #f9ede4 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f9e4e5 and #f9f7e4. Thus found on the left and right of #f9ede4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Wool White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wool White palette consists of #e4e5f9 and #e4f9f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4f0f9). Try Link Water and Polar colors in combination with #f9ede4, 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 #f9ede4 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 Wool White. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wool White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9ede4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Wool White tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#e4f0f9) 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 #e4f9ed and #f9e4f0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9ede4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wool White has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 93.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9ede4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9ede4
RGB Decimal rgb(249,237,228)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 8.24, 2.35
HSL hsl(25.71,63.64%,93.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,8.43%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.4445,2.5399,5.7879)
XYZ xyz(83.3547,86.3095,85.6649)
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