Horizon Island Color

#cdd4c6

Horizon Island 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 #322b39
Complementary Color #cdc6d4
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Horizon Island Color Sample
Horizon Island Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdd4c6

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Horizon Island Color. The Rhys color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green Glimpse (#e7eae3) for more energetic effect. Try Keystone Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cdc6d4 is the best complementary color to Horizon Island. 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 #cdd4c6 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 Celeste are #d4d4c6 and #c6d4c6. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd4c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Celeste and Tasman colors as they work well with Horizon Island.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horizon Island palette consists of #d4c6d4 and #c6c6d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdc6d4). Try Maverick and Ghost colors in combination with #cdd4c6, 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 #cdd4c6 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 Horizon Island. Thus Lola and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horizon Island contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Tiara, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd4c6 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. Horizon Island tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cdc6d4) 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 #c6cdd4 and #d4cdc6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdd4c6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Horizon Island has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 14% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd4c6 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #cdd4c6
RGB Decimal rgb(205,212,198)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 2.75, 0, 5.49, 16.86
HSL hsl(90,14%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,6.6%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.0403,-4.8954,6.0896)
XYZ xyz(58.9134,64.1433,62.7019)
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