Chinese White Color – #e2e5de: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Winsor and Newton launched Chinese White in 1834, a dense zinc oxide watercolor coded PW4, named after the prized porcelain arriving from China. What color is Chinese White? A cool faintly green-grey white that stays transparent in washes. It layers over other colors without muddying them.

Chinese White Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #E2E5DE

2. #B0A3C2

Triadic colors

1. #E2E5DE

2. #A3B5C2

3. #C2A3B5

Tints or lighter colors

1. #FBFBFA

Darker colors

1. #C9CEC1

2. #B0B8A5

3. #97A288

4. #7D8A6D

5. #636E56

Analogous colors

1. #E5E1DE

2. #E5E4DE

3. #E2E5DE

4. #DEE5DE

5. #DEE5E1

Monochromatic colors

1. #BECDA9

2. #D6DECB

3. #EFF1EB