Shalimar Color

#fbffba

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

Inverse Color #040045
Complementary Color #bebaff
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.47% (better contrasting with black)
Shalimar Color Sample
Shalimar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbffba

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Shalimar Color. The Winter Duvet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sheer Sunlight (#fffedf) for more calm effect. Try Ceramite White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bebaff is the best complementary color to Shalimar. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbffba complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shalimar are #ffe0ba and #d8ffba. Thus found on the left and right of #fbffba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frangipani and Snow Flurry colors as they work well with Shalimar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shalimar palette consists of #e0baff and #bad8ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bebaff). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #fbffba, 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 #fbffba offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shalimar. Thus Pink Lace and Onahau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shalimar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cotton Candy split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbffba square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Shalimar tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#bebaff) and two others. The Onahau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Your Pink – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bafaff and #ffbeba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbffba is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Shalimar has a hue angle of 63.48°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbffba is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fbffba
RGB Decimal rgb(251,255,186)
RGB Percentage 36%, 37%, 27%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 27.06, 0
HSL hsl(63.48,100%,86.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.48,27.06%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.2629,-11.9137,32.6245)
XYZ xyz(84.4066,95.5744,60.4534)
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