Pale Color

#fff9d0

Pale 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 #00062f
Complementary Color #d0d6fe
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.78% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Color Sample
Pale Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fff9d0

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Color. The Picasso color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lemon Drops (#ffe49d) for more calm effect. Try Spaghetti as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d0d6fe is the best complementary color to Pale. 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 #fff9d0 complementary color is Periwinkle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Baja White are #fee1d0 and #edfed0. Thus found on the left and right of #fff9d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tuft Bush and Chiffon colors as they work well with Pale.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale palette consists of #e1d0fe and #d0edfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d6fe). Try Fog and Onahau colors in combination with #fff9d0, 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 #fff9d0 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 Pale. Thus Blue Chalk and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle, Aero Blue, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff9d0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Pale tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d0d6fe) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0fef8 and #fed0d6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fff9d0 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pale has a hue angle of 52.34°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff9d0 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fff9d0
RGB Decimal rgb(255,249,208)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 18.43, 0
HSL hsl(52.34,100%,90.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.34,18.43%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.4566,-4.496,20.4293)
XYZ xyz(86.5008,93.5654,73.1754)
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