Duck Egg Cream is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #371c2d |
| Complementary Color | #e3c7d8 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Duck Egg Cream Color. The Bath Bubbles color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Opera Glass (#e5f1eb) for more calm effect. Try Astronomer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3c7d8 is the best complementary color to Duck Egg Cream. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8e3d2 complementary color is Melanie, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #cbe3c7 and #c7e3df. Thus found on the left and right of #c8e3d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf Crest and Edgewater colors as they work well with Duck Egg Cream.
The split-complementary Duck Egg Cream palette consists of #e3c7cb and #dfc7e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3c7d8). Try Pink Flare and Snuff colors in combination with #c8e3d2, 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 #c8e3d2 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Duck Egg Cream. Thus Dust Storm and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Duck Egg Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Periwinkle Gray, and White Rock split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8e3d2 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Duck Egg Cream tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e3c7d8) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kidnapper – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2c7e3 and #d8e3c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8e3d2 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Duck Egg Cream has a hue angle of 142.22°, a saturation of 32.53% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8e3d2 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #c8e3d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,227,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 6.67, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(142.22,32.53%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.22,11.89%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.9063,-12.1028,5.2872) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9214,71.8707,71.5289) |