Diamond Color

#faf7e2

Diamond 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 #05081d
Complementary Color #e2e4fa
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 93.33% (better contrasting with black)
Diamond Color Sample
Diamond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf7e2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Diamond Color. The Trapunto 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 Summer Resort (#f7efba) for more energetic effect. Try Barley White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2e4fa is the best complementary color to Diamond. 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 #faf7e2 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 #faebe2 and #f1fae2. Thus found on the left and right of #faf7e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Feta colors as they work well with Diamond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Diamond palette consists of #ebe2fa and #e2f1fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e4fa). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #faf7e2, 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 #faf7e2 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 Diamond. Thus Selago and White Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Diamond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, White Ice, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf7e2 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. Diamond tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e2e4fa) 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 #e2faf7 and #fae2e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf7e2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Diamond has a hue angle of 52.5°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf7e2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf7e2
RGB Decimal rgb(250,247,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 9.41, 1.96
HSL hsl(52.5,70.59%,93.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.5,9.6%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.9577,-2.5103,10.4413)
XYZ xyz(86.4126,92.3365,85.2198)
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