French Porcelain Clay Color

#faf1d7

French Porcelain Clay 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 #050e28
Complementary Color #d6dffa
Color Shade: orange (44.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.18% (better contrasting with black)
French Porcelain Clay Color Sample
French Porcelain Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf1d7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to French Porcelain Clay Color. The Corn Husk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Custard Powder (#f8dcaa) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6dffa is the best complementary color to French Porcelain Clay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faf1d7 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 Citrine White are #fadfd6 and #f1fad6. Thus found on the left and right of #faf1d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Orinoco colors as they work well with French Porcelain Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French Porcelain Clay palette consists of #dfd6fa and #d6f1fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6dffa). Try Perfume and Humming Bird colors in combination with #faf1d7, 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 #faf1d7 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 French Porcelain Clay. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French Porcelain Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Humming Bird, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf1d7 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. French Porcelain Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d6dffa) 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 #d6faf1 and #fad6df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf1d7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode French Porcelain Clay has a hue angle of 44.57°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf1d7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf1d7
RGB Decimal rgb(250,241,215)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 13.73, 1.96
HSL hsl(44.57,77.78%,91.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.57,14%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.2202,-1.2045,13.6343)
XYZ xyz(83.1454,88.1409,76.9206)
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