Valley Mist Color

#c9d5cb

Valley Mist is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #362a34
Complementary Color #d5c9d3
Color Shade: mid green (130° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with black)
Valley Mist Color Sample
Valley Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9d5cb

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Valley Mist Color. The Wet Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aida (#b4c8b6) for more energetic effect. Try Lightning Bolt as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5c9d3 is the best complementary color to Valley Mist. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d5cb complementary color is Lola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tasman are #cdd5c9 and #c9d5d1. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d5cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Conch colors as they work well with Valley Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Valley Mist palette consists of #d5c9cc and #d1c9d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5c9d3). Try Swiss Coffee and Gray Suit colors in combination with #c9d5cb, 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 #c9d5cb offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Valley Mist. Thus Swiss Coffee and Ghost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Valley Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Ghost, and Swirl split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d5cb square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Valley Mist tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#d5c9d3) and two others. The Ghost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celeste – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbc9d5 and #d3d5c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9d5cb is made of 33% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Valley Mist has a hue angle of 130°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d5cb is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #c9d5cb
RGB Decimal rgb(201,213,203)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 3.92, 16.47
HSL hsl(130,12.5%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(130,5.63%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.131,-5.8953,3.5299)
XYZ xyz(58.6611,64.3178,65.8227)
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