Waxwing Color

#c0c2c0

Waxwing is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #3f3d3f
Complementary Color #c2c0c2
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Waxwing Color Sample
Waxwing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0c2c0

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Waxwing Color. The Kingston color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mossa (#b4c2b6) for more energetic effect. Try Ginkgo Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c2c0c2 is the best complementary color to Waxwing. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0c2c0 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #c1c2c0 and #c0c2c1. Thus found on the left and right of #c0c2c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nickel and Pumice colors as they work well with Waxwing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Waxwing palette consists of #c2c0c1 and #c1c0c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c0c2). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #c0c2c0, 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 #c0c2c0 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Waxwing. Thus Silver and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Waxwing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, Silver Sand, and Cloud split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0c2c0 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Waxwing tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#c2c0c2) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nickel – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0c0c2 and #c2c2c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0c2c0 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Waxwing has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 1.61% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0c2c0 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c0c2c0
RGB Decimal rgb(192,194,192)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.79, 0, 0.79, 23.92
HSL hsl(120,1.61%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,1.03%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.2255,-1.0572,0.7519)
XYZ xyz(50.5444,53.5958,57.5502)
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