Simplicity is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #312f24 |
| Complementary Color | #dad8ce |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Simplicity Color. The Winter Dusk color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bright Grey (#ebecf0) for more calm effect. Try Soft Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dad8ce is the best complementary color to Simplicity. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ced0db complementary color is Timberwolf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #ced6da and #d2ceda. Thus found on the left and right of #ced0db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Simplicity.
The split-complementary Simplicity palette consists of #d6dace and #dad2ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad8ce). Try Celeste and Swirl colors in combination with #ced0db, 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 #ced0db offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Simplicity. Thus Tasman and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simplicity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Timberwolf, Lola, and Conch split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced0db square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Simplicity tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dad8ce) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Timberwolf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dacecf and #cedad8.
In a RGB color space, hex #ced0db is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Simplicity has a hue angle of 230.77°, a saturation of 15.29% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced0db is made of 5.1% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #ced0db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,208,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 4.31, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(230.77,15.29%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.77,5.94%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6252,1.3868,-5.6756) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7957,63.348,76.041) |