Frosty Dawn Color

#cbe9c9

Frosty Dawn is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #341636
Complementary Color #e6c9e8
Color Shade: warm green (116.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.1% (better contrasting with black)
Frosty Dawn Color Sample
Frosty Dawn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbe9c9

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosty Dawn Color. The Vers de Terre color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Distant Landscape (#e1efdd) for more calm effect. Try Mint Grasshopper as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e6c9e8 is the best complementary color to Frosty Dawn. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbe9c9 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zanah are #dbe8c9 and #c9e8d7. Thus found on the left and right of #cbe9c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beryl Green and Skeptic colors as they work well with Frosty Dawn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosty Dawn palette consists of #e8c9da and #d7c9e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6c9e8). Try Melanie and Prelude colors in combination with #cbe9c9, 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 #cbe9c9 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frosty Dawn. Thus Oyster Pink and Periwinkle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosty Dawn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Botticelli, and Bone split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbe9c9 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Frosty Dawn tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#e6c9e8) and two others. The Periwinkle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aths Special – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9cbe8 and #e8e6c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbe9c9 is made of 32% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Frosty Dawn has a hue angle of 116.25°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbe9c9 is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #cbe9c9
RGB Decimal rgb(203,233,201)
RGB Percentage 32%, 37%, 32%
CMYK 11.76, 0, 12.55, 8.63
HSL hsl(116.25,42.11%,85.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(116.25,13.73%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.4826,-15.7143,12.279)
XYZ xyz(64.3101,75.1914,66.3822)
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