Pale Narcissus Color

#faf5e2

Pale Narcissus is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #050a1d
Complementary Color #e2e6fa
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Narcissus Color Sample
Pale Narcissus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf5e2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Narcissus Color. The Barley White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lantern Light (#f6ebb9) for more energetic effect. Try Trapunto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2e6fa is the best complementary color to Pale Narcissus. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #faf5e2 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coconut Cream are #fae9e2 and #f3fae2. Thus found on the left and right of #faf5e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Pale Narcissus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Narcissus palette consists of #e9e2fa and #e2f3fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e6fa). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #faf5e2, 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 #faf5e2 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Narcissus. Thus Selago and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Narcissus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, White Ice, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf5e2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Pale Narcissus tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e2e6fa) and two others. The White Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2faf5 and #fae2e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf5e2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Narcissus has a hue angle of 47.5°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf5e2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf5e2
RGB Decimal rgb(250,245,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 9.41, 1.96
HSL hsl(47.5,70.59%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.5,9.6%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.4593,-1.5017,9.7284)
XYZ xyz(85.8042,91.1198,85.017)
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