Merry Music is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #312c3e |
| Complementary Color | #c5c1d3 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (76.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Merry Music Color. The Wispy Mint color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seagrass (#bcc6a2) for more energetic effect. Try Maritime White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5c1d3 is the best complementary color to Merry Music. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ced3c1 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #d3cec1 and #c5d3c1. Thus found on the left and right of #ced3c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Pale Leaf colors as they work well with Merry Music.
The split-complementary Merry Music palette consists of #cec1d3 and #c1c5d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c1d3). Try Chatelle and Ghost colors in combination with #ced3c1, 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 #ced3c1 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 Merry Music. Thus Maverick and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merry Music contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Conch, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced3c1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Merry Music tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c5c1d3) and two others. The Loblolly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1ced3 and #d3c5c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #ced3c1 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Merry Music has a hue angle of 76.67°, a saturation of 16.98% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced3c1 is made of 1.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #ced3c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,211,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.97, 0, 7.06, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(76.67,16.98%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(76.67,8.53%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.7365,-4.8919,8.316) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3735,63.5606,59.6439) |