China Ivory 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 | #030018 |
| Complementary Color | #e9e6ff |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 95.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to China Ivory Color. The Old Ivory color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bright Ecru (#feffca) for more calm effect. Try Golden Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e9e6ff is the best complementary color to China Ivory. 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 #fcffe7 complementary color is Titan White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of China Ivory are #fff5e6 and #f0ffe6. Thus found on the left and right of #fcffe7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Serenade and Rice Flower colors as they work well with China Ivory.
The split-complementary China Ivory palette consists of #f6e6ff and #e6f0ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e6ff). Try Blue Chalk and Zumthor colors in combination with #fcffe7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fcffe7 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 China Ivory. Thus Pink Lace and Bubbles giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Ivory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Frosted Mint, and Lavender blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcffe7 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. China Ivory tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#e9e6ff) and two others. The Bubbles is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fair Pink – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6fcff and #ffe9e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcffe7 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode China Ivory has a hue angle of 67.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 95.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcffe7 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fcffe7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,255,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 9.41, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(67.5,100%,95.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.5,9.41%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.2156,-5.0333,11.122) |
| XYZ | xyz(90.3287,97.985,89.7535) |