Citrine White Color

#faf7d6

Citrine White 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 #050829
Complementary Color #d6d9fa
Color Shade: warm yellow (55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.98% (better contrasting with black)
Citrine White Color Sample
Citrine White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf7d6

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrine White Color. The Muscadine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Star-Studded (#f7ebac) for more energetic effect. Try Patrinia Scabiosaefolia as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d6d9fa is the best complementary color to Citrine White. 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 #faf7d6 complementary color is Hawkes Blue, 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 Citrine White are #fae5d6 and #ebfad6. Thus found on the left and right of #faf7d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Orinoco colors as they work well with Citrine White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Citrine White palette consists of #e4d6fa and #d6ebfa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6d9fa). Try Selago and Tropical Blue colors in combination with #faf7d6, 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 #faf7d6 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 Citrine White. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Citrine White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Humming Bird, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf7d6 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. Citrine White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d6d9fa) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6faf7 and #fad6d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf7d6 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Citrine White has a hue angle of 55°, a saturation of 78.26% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf7d6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf7d6
RGB Decimal rgb(250,247,214)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 14.12, 1.96
HSL hsl(55,78.26%,90.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(55,14.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.6978,-4.379,16.2381)
XYZ xyz(84.8227,91.7006,76.8477)
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