Delta Waters 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 | #3b3d54 |
| Complementary Color | #abadc3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Delta Waters Color. The Olive Pit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Winter Pear (#b0b487) for more energetic effect. Try Greyish Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abadc3 is the best complementary color to Delta Waters. 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 #c4c2ab 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 Foggy Gray are #c3b5ab and #b9c3ab. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c2ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Delta Waters.
The split-complementary Delta Waters palette consists of #b5abc3 and #abb9c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abadc3). Try Chatelle and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c4c2ab, 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 #c4c2ab 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 Delta Waters. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delta Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c2ab 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. Delta Waters tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#abadc3) 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 #abc3c2 and #c3abad.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4c2ab is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Delta Waters has a hue angle of 55.2°, a saturation of 17.48% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c2ab is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4c2ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,194,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 9.8, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(55.2,17.48%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.2,12.76%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.028,-3.2668,11.8249) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4074,53.2596,46.2042) |