Cipollino Color

#c8cec3

Cipollino 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 #37313c
Complementary Color #c9c3ce
Color Shade: yellow green (92.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Cipollino Color Sample
Cipollino Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8cec3

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cipollino Color. The Creamy Spinach color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rainee (#b9c8ac) for more energetic effect. Try Colonial Revival Sea Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9c3ce is the best complementary color to Cipollino. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8cec3 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #cdcec3 and #c3cec3. Thus found on the left and right of #c8cec3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Celeste and Pumice colors as they work well with Cipollino.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cipollino palette consists of #cec3cd and #c3c3ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9c3ce). Try Pale Slate and Gray Suit colors in combination with #c8cec3, 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 #c8cec3 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 Cipollino. Thus Pale Slate and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cipollino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Tiara, and Silver Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8cec3 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. Cipollino tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c9c3ce) and two others. The Loblolly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swirl – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3c8ce and #cec9c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8cec3 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cipollino has a hue angle of 92.73°, a saturation of 10.09% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8cec3 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #c8cec3
RGB Decimal rgb(200,206,195)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 4.31, 19.22
HSL hsl(92.73,10.09%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(92.73,5.34%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.0346,-4.0436,4.7449)
XYZ xyz(55.7411,60.3621,60.3429)
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