Orchid White Color

#fffdf3

Orchid White 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 #00020c
Complementary Color #f3f4ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (50° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 97.65% (better contrasting with black)
Orchid White Color Sample
Orchid White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fffdf3

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid White Color. The Stereotypical Duck 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 Lit (#fffed8) for more calm effect. Try Barley White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#f3f4ff is the best complementary color to Orchid White. 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 #fffdf3 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 Orchid White are #fff7f3 and #fbfff3. Thus found on the left and right of #fffdf3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seashell Peach and Ceramic colors as they work well with Orchid White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orchid White palette consists of #f7f3ff and #f3fbff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3f4ff). Try Magnolia and Alice Blue colors in combination with #fffdf3, 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 #fffdf3 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 Orchid White. Thus White Pointer and Dew giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orchid White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Hint of Green, and Tutu split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffdf3 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. Orchid White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#f3f4ff) and two others. The Dew is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chablis – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3fffd and #fff3f4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fffdf3 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid White has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 97.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffdf3 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fffdf3
RGB Decimal rgb(255,253,243)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 4.71, 0
HSL hsl(50,100%,97.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50,4.71%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(99.2143,-1.0432,5.001)
XYZ xyz(92.5429,97.9816,98.8288)
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