Raffia Light Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #342627 |
| Complementary Color | #d9cbcb |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffia Light Grey Color. The Swirling Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rocky Mountain Sky (#b5bfbd) for more calm effect. Try Dipped in Cloudy Dreams as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d9cbcb is the best complementary color to Raffia Light Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbd9d8 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #cbd9d1 and #cbd3d9. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd9d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Conch and Loblolly colors as they work well with Raffia Light Grey.
The split-complementary Raffia Light Grey palette consists of #d9d1cb and #d9cbd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9cbcb). Try Swirl and Lola colors in combination with #cbd9d8, 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 #cbd9d8 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raffia Light Grey. Thus Moon Mist and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raffia Light Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Moon Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd9d8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raffia Light Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d9cbcb) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8cbd9 and #cbd9cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd9d8 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Raffia Light Grey has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 15.56% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd9d8 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd9d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,217,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0.39, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(175.71,15.56%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.71,6.45%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.6452,-4.8764,-1.138) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8361,67.2801,74.693) |