So Chic! Color

#cecdc5

So Chic! is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #31323a
Complementary Color #c5c6ce
Color Shade: warm yellow (53.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with black)
So Chic! Color Sample
So Chic! Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cecdc5

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to So Chic! Color. The Grassland color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Swing Sage (#c2c0a9) for more energetic effect. Try Bahia Grass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5c6ce is the best complementary color to So Chic!. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cecdc5 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Celeste are #cec8c5 and #cacec5. Thus found on the left and right of #cecdc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with So Chic!.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary So Chic! palette consists of #c8c5ce and #c5cace colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c6ce). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #cecdc5, 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 #cecdc5 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the So Chic!. Thus Chatelle and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of So Chic! contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cecdc5 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. So Chic! tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c5c6ce) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5cecd and #cec5c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cecdc5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode So Chic! has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 8.41% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cecdc5 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cecdc5
RGB Decimal rgb(206,205,197)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 3.53, 19.22
HSL hsl(53.33,8.41%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(53.33,4.37%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.2796,-1.0788,4.0893)
XYZ xyz(57.363,60.8157,61.5386)
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