Dave's Den is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c4051 |
| Complementary Color | #aeb2c3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dave's Den Color. The Powdered Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chino (#b8ad8a) for more energetic effect. Try Sleepy Owlet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aeb2c3 is the best complementary color to Dave's Den. 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 #c3bfae complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ash are #c3b4ae and #bcc3ae. Thus found on the left and right of #c3bfae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Dave's Den.
The split-complementary Dave's Den palette consists of #b4aec3 and #aebcc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb2c3). Try Chatelle and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c3bfae, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c3bfae 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 Dave's Den. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dave's Den contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3bfae square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dave's Den tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#aeb2c3) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aec3bf and #c3aeb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3bfae is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dave's Den has a hue angle of 48.57°, a saturation of 14.89% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3bfae is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3bfae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,191,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 8.23, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(48.57,14.89%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.57,10.77%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2328,-1.5578,9.0669) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7765,51.9197,47.4951) |