Unbleached Color

#fbfaf5

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

Inverse Color #04050a
Complementary Color #f5f6fa
Color Shade: warm yellow (50° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 97.25% (better contrasting with black)
Unbleached Color Sample
Unbleached Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbfaf5

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Unbleached Color. The Rum Swizzle 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 Capri Cream (#f1f0d6) for more energetic effect. Try Natural Whisper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f5f6fa is the best complementary color to Unbleached. 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 #fbfaf5 complementary color is Whisper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ecru White are #faf7f5 and #f9faf5. Thus found on the left and right of #fbfaf5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Wood and Spring Wood colors as they work well with Unbleached.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Unbleached palette consists of #f7f5fa and #f5f9fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f5f6fa). Try Whisper and Catskill White colors in combination with #fbfaf5, 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 #fbfaf5 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 Unbleached. Thus Whisper and Catskill White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Unbleached contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whisper, Saltpan, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbfaf5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and mid 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. Unbleached tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#f5f6fa) and two others. The Catskill White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Whisper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f5faf9 and #faf5f6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbfaf5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Unbleached has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 97.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbfaf5 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fbfaf5
RGB Decimal rgb(251,250,245)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 2.35, 1.57
HSL hsl(50,42.86%,97.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50,2.39%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.2225,-0.5314,2.4987)
XYZ xyz(90.4507,95.473,100.0471)
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