Hidden Hills Color

#c5d2b1

Hidden Hills is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #3a2d4e
Complementary Color #bdb1d1
Color Shade: cool yellow (83.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with black)
Hidden Hills Color Sample
Hidden Hills Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5d2b1

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Hills Color. The Pale Vista color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Ligado (#d9e0d0) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Pleasure as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bdb1d1 is the best complementary color to Hidden Hills. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5d2b1 complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coriander are #d1ceb1 and #b4d1b1. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d2b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thistle Green and Spring Rain colors as they work well with Hidden Hills.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hidden Hills palette consists of #ceb1d1 and #b1b4d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdb1d1). Try London Hue and Logan colors in combination with #c5d2b1, 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 #c5d2b1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hidden Hills. Thus Lily and Casper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hidden Hills contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Jet Stream, and Clam Shell split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d2b1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Hidden Hills tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#bdb1d1) and two others. The Casper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Amber – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1c4d1 and #d1bdb1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5d2b1 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Hills has a hue angle of 83.64°, a saturation of 26.83% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d2b1 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #c5d2b1
RGB Decimal rgb(197,210,177)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 12.94, 17.65
HSL hsl(83.64,26.83%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(83.64,15.71%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.4528,-10.2283,14.883)
XYZ xyz(54.0084,61.1378,50.5492)
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