Spring Valley 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 | #31283a |
| Complementary Color | #cec5d7 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Valley Color. The Poetic License color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gleam (#bfd1ad) for more energetic effect. Try Green Glimpse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cec5d7 is the best complementary color to Spring Valley. 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 #ced7c5 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Leaf are #d7d7c5 and #c5d7c5. Thus found on the left and right of #ced7c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moon Mist and Tasman colors as they work well with Spring Valley.
The split-complementary Spring Valley palette consists of #d7c5d7 and #c5c5d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cec5d7). Try Maverick and Ghost colors in combination with #ced7c5, 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 #ced7c5 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 Spring Valley. Thus Maverick and Loblolly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Nebula, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced7c5 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spring Valley tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cec5d7) 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 #c5ced7 and #d7cec5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ced7c5 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Valley has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 18.37% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced7c5 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #ced7c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,215,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 7.06, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(90,18.37%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,8.37%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.8707,-6.2701,7.8229) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8321,65.7539,62.3616) |