Whitewashed Fence Color

#faf2e3

Whitewashed Fence 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 #050d1c
Complementary Color #e3ebf9
Color Shade: orange (39.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.53% (better contrasting with black)
Whitewashed Fence Color Sample
Whitewashed Fence Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf2e3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Whitewashed Fence Color. The Golden Pastel 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 Gentle Glow (#f6e5b9) for more energetic effect. Try Sidecar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e3ebf9 is the best complementary color to Whitewashed Fence. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faf2e3 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 #f9e6e3 and #f6f9e3. Thus found on the left and right of #faf2e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Whitewashed Fence.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whitewashed Fence palette consists of #e6e3f9 and #e3f6f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3ebf9). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #faf2e3, 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 #faf2e3 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 Whitewashed Fence. Thus Moon Raker and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whitewashed Fence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Granny Apple, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf2e3 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. Whitewashed Fence tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e3ebf9) and two others. The Polar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3f9f2 and #f9e3eb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf2e3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Whitewashed Fence has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 69.7% and a lightness of 93.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf2e3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf2e3
RGB Decimal rgb(250,242,227)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.02, 1.96
HSL hsl(39.13,69.7%,93.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.13,9.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.7366,0.1776,8.1761)
XYZ xyz(85.0416,89.3743,85.4418)
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