Chinese Jade is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #342e45 |
| Complementary Color | #bfbad0 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (75.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Jade Color. The Poplar White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Washed Dollar (#e1e3d7) for more calm effect. Try Anonymous as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfbad0 is the best complementary color to Chinese Jade. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbd1ba complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #d0cbba and #bfd0ba. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd1ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sisal and Pale Leaf colors as they work well with Chinese Jade.
The split-complementary Chinese Jade palette consists of #cbbad0 and #babfd0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfbad0). Try Chatelle and Heather colors in combination with #cbd1ba, 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 #cbd1ba offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Jade. Thus Maverick and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Jet Stream, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd1ba square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chinese Jade tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#bfbad0) and two others. The Loblolly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bacad0 and #d0c0ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd1ba is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Jade has a hue angle of 75.65°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd1ba is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd1ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,209,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 9.02, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(75.65,20%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75.65,11%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8296,-6.0961,10.7063) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.292,61.8426,55.4243) |