White Vienna Color

#c5dcb3

White Vienna is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #3a234c
Complementary Color #c9b3db
Color Shade: yellow green (93.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
White Vienna Color Sample
White Vienna Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5dcb3

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to White Vienna Color. The Frostee color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hollywood Asparagus (#dee7d4) for more calm effect. Try Lily Pond as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c9b3db is the best complementary color to White Vienna. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5dcb3 complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sprout are #d9dbb3 and #b3dbb5. Thus found on the left and right of #c5dcb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beryl Green and Moss Green colors as they work well with White Vienna.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Vienna palette consists of #dbb3d9 and #b5b3db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b3db). Try Melanie and Pigeon Post colors in combination with #c5dcb3, 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 #c5dcb3 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the White Vienna. Thus Blossom and Pigeon Post giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Vienna contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Ziggurat, and Blossom split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5dcb3 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. White Vienna tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c9b3db) and two others. The Pigeon Post is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Akaroa – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3c5db and #dbc9b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5dcb3 is made of 33% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode White Vienna has a hue angle of 93.66°, a saturation of 36.94% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5dcb3 is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.07% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #c5dcb3
RGB Decimal rgb(197,220,179)
RGB Percentage 33%, 37%, 30%
CMYK 9.02, 0, 16.07, 13.73
HSL hsl(93.66,36.94%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(93.66,18.64%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.155,-14.969,17.6189)
XYZ xyz(56.7558,66.3114,52.4559)
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