Whitewash Color

#fefffc

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

Inverse Color #010003
Complementary Color #fdfcff
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 99.41% (better contrasting with black)
Whitewash Color Sample
Whitewash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fefffc

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Whitewash Color. The Carla color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Snowdrop (#eeffcc) for more calm effect. Try Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#fdfcff is the best complementary color to Whitewash. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fefffc complementary color is Magnolia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ceramic are #fffefc and #fcfffc. Thus found on the left and right of #fefffc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Romance and Sugar Cane colors as they work well with Whitewash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whitewash palette consists of #fefcff and #fcfcff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fdfcff). Try White Pointer and Titan White colors in combination with #fefffc, 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 #fefffc offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whitewash. Thus Tutu and Alice Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whitewash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Magnolia, Clear Day, and Rose White split by 90° on the color wheel. #fefffc square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Whitewash tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#fdfcff) and two others. The Alice Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soapstone – 120° from the complementary Magnolia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fcfeff and #fffdfc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fefffc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Whitewash has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 99.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fefffc is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fefffc
RGB Decimal rgb(254,255,252)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 1.18, 0
HSL hsl(80,100%,99.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,1.18%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(99.8525,-0.8474,1.3034)
XYZ xyz(94.2037,99.6191,106.3588)
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