Iced Aniseed Color

#cbd3c3

Iced Aniseed is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #342c3c
Complementary Color #cbc3d3
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Iced Aniseed Color Sample
Iced Aniseed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbd3c3

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Iced Aniseed Color. The Keystone Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Apple Ice (#bdd0b1) for more energetic effect. Try Creamy Spinach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbc3d3 is the best complementary color to Iced Aniseed. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbd3c3 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Ash are #d3d3c3 and #c3d3c3. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd3c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Foggy Gray and Tasman colors as they work well with Iced Aniseed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iced Aniseed palette consists of #d3c3d3 and #c3c3d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbc3d3). Try Maverick and Ghost colors in combination with #cbd3c3, 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 #cbd3c3 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 Iced Aniseed. Thus Maverick and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iced Aniseed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Tiara, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd3c3 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue 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. Iced Aniseed tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cbc3d3) 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 #c3cbd3 and #d3cbc3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbd3c3 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Iced Aniseed has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd3c3 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #cbd3c3
RGB Decimal rgb(203,211,195)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 32%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 6.28, 17.25
HSL hsl(90,15.38%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,7.58%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.5607,-5.5962,6.9728)
XYZ xyz(57.7732,63.2252,60.7885)
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