French Limestone 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 | #36293d |
| Complementary Color | #cfc2d6 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to French Limestone Color. The Silver Grass Traces 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 Rosemary White (#dfe3db) for more calm effect. Try Catskill White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfc2d6 is the best complementary color to French Limestone. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d6c2 complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Leaf are #d3d6c2 and #c2d6c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d6c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moon Mist and Sea Mist colors as they work well with French Limestone.
The split-complementary French Limestone palette consists of #d6c2d3 and #c4c2d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfc2d6). Try Maverick and Blue Haze colors in combination with #c9d6c2, 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 #c9d6c2 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 French Limestone. Thus Cold Turkey and Heather giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Limestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Tiara, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d6c2 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Limestone tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#cfc2d6) and two others. The Heather is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sisal – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2c9d6 and #d6cfc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d6c2 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode French Limestone has a hue angle of 99°, a saturation of 19.61% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d6c2 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d6c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,214,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 7.84, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(99,19.61%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(99,9.35%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1765,-8.0104,8.3677) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8716,64.4057,60.4203) |