Stately White Color

#faf9ea

Stately 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 #050615
Complementary Color #e9eafa
Color Shade: warm yellow (56.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.9% (better contrasting with black)
Stately White Color Sample
Stately White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf9ea

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Stately White Color. The Transparent Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spring Sun (#f1f1c6) for more calm effect. Try Banana Pudding as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9eafa is the best complementary color to Stately 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 #faf9ea complementary color is Link Water, 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 Rum Swizzle are #faf1e9 and #f3fae9. Thus found on the left and right of #faf9ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Linen and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Stately White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stately White palette consists of #f1e9fa and #e9f3fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9eafa). Try Moon Raker and Link Water colors in combination with #faf9ea, 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 #faf9ea 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 Stately White. Thus French Lilac and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stately White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Polar, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf9ea 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. Stately White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e9eafa) 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 #e9faf9 and #fae9ea.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf9ea is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Stately White has a hue angle of 56.25°, a saturation of 61.54% and a lightness of 94.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf9ea is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf9ea
RGB Decimal rgb(250,249,234)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 6.28, 1.96
HSL hsl(56.25,61.54%,94.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(56.25,6.4%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.6384,-2.2172,7.3024)
XYZ xyz(88.1513,94.0159,91.3427)
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