Moonlight White Color

#f9f0de

Moonlight White 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 #060f21
Complementary Color #dee7f9
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.35% (better contrasting with black)
Moonlight White Color Sample
Moonlight White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9f0de

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moonlight White Color. The Smooth As Corn Silk 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 Meringue (#f3e4b3) for more energetic effect. Try Bad Moon Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dee7f9 is the best complementary color to Moonlight White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9f0de complementary color is Link Water, 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 Linen are #f9e2de and #f4f9de. Thus found on the left and right of #f9f0de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Moonlight White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moonlight White palette consists of #e2def9 and #def4f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee7f9). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #f9f0de, 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 #f9f0de 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 Moonlight White. Thus Moon Raker and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moonlight White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9f0de 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. Moonlight White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dee7f9) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #def9f0 and #f9dee7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9f0de is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Moonlight White has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 92.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9f0de is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9f0de
RGB Decimal rgb(249,240,222)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 10.59, 2.35
HSL hsl(40,69.23%,92.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,10.84%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.0488,0.0449,9.7639)
XYZ xyz(83.4118,87.7338,81.6453)
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