Parchment 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 | #010350 |
| Complementary Color | #afb1fd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Parchment Color. The Cheesecake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wild Apple (#fef9d7) for more calm effect. Try Parmesan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afb1fd is the best complementary color to Parchment. 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 #fefcaf complementary color is Melrose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Drover are #fdd4af and #d8fdaf. Thus found on the left and right of #fefcaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Apricot and Reef colors as they work well with Parchment.
The split-complementary Parchment palette consists of #d4affd and #afd8fd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afb1fd). Try Mauve and French Pass colors in combination with #fefcaf, 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 #fefcaf 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 Parchment. Thus Mauve and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parchment contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Lavender Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fefcaf square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Parchment tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#afb1fd) and two others. The French Pass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melon – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #affdfb and #fdafb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #fefcaf is made of 37% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Parchment has a hue angle of 58.48°, a saturation of 97.53% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fefcaf is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fefcaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,252,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 30.98, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(58.48,97.53%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.48,31.1%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.546,-10.701,37.2022) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.4213,93.7868,54.2633) |