Snug Cottage Color

#fff9e2

Snug Cottage 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 #00061d
Complementary Color #e2e8ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 94.31% (better contrasting with black)
Snug Cottage Color Sample
Snug Cottage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fff9e2

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Snug Cottage Color. The Mouse Nose 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 Hopi Moccasin (#ffe4b5) for more calm effect. Try Vanilla Ice Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2e8ff is the best complementary color to Snug Cottage. 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 #fff9e2 complementary color is Titan White, 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 Gin Fizz are #ffeae2 and #f6ffe2. Thus found on the left and right of #fff9e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fair Pink and Spring Sun colors as they work well with Snug Cottage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Snug Cottage palette consists of #eae2ff and #e2f6ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e8ff). Try Blue Chalk and Pattens Blue colors in combination with #fff9e2, 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 #fff9e2 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 Snug Cottage. Thus White Pointer and Frosted Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Snug Cottage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Hint of Green, and Pink Lace split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff9e2 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. Snug Cottage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e2e8ff) and two others. The Frosted Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pippin – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2fff9 and #ffe2e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fff9e2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Snug Cottage has a hue angle of 47.59°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 94.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff9e2 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fff9e2
RGB Decimal rgb(255,249,226)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 11.37, 0
HSL hsl(47.59,100%,94.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.59,11.37%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.8341,-1.7882,11.7435)
XYZ xyz(88.8431,94.5024,85.5097)
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