China Ivory Color

#fbf3d3

China Ivory 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 #040c2c
Complementary Color #d2dafb
Color Shade: warm yellow (48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.59% (better contrasting with black)
China Ivory Color Sample
China Ivory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbf3d3

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to China Ivory Color. The Dawn Light 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 Blended Fruit (#f8e3a4) for more energetic effect. Try Cake Dough as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d2dafb is the best complementary color to China Ivory. 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 #fbf3d3 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 Pearl Lusta are #fbded2 and #eefbd2. Thus found on the left and right of #fbf3d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cinderella and Orinoco colors as they work well with China Ivory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Ivory palette consists of #ded2fb and #d2eefb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2dafb). Try Perfume and Hawkes Blue colors in combination with #fbf3d3, 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 #fbf3d3 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 China Ivory. Thus Perfume and Scandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Ivory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawkes Blue, Scandal, and Classic Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbf3d3 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. China Ivory tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d2dafb) and two others. The Scandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Classic Rose – 120° from the complementary Hawkes Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2fbf3 and #fbd2da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbf3d3 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode China Ivory has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbf3d3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fbf3d3
RGB Decimal rgb(251,243,211)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 15.68, 1.57
HSL hsl(48,83.33%,90.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48,15.94%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.7113,-2.4663,16.3998)
XYZ xyz(83.5921,89.3136,74.4615)
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