Turning Leaf Color

#ced9c3

Turning Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #31263c
Complementary Color #cec3d9
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.78% (better contrasting with black)
Turning Leaf Color Sample
Turning Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ced9c3

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turning Leaf Color. The Numero Uno 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 Spumoni (#bccfa4) for more energetic effect. Try Tidal Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cec3d9 is the best complementary color to Turning Leaf. Violet shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ced9c3 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Pale Leaf are #d9d8c3 and #c3d9c3. Thus found on the left and right of #ced9c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moon Mist and Sea Mist colors as they work well with Turning Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Turning Leaf palette consists of #d8c3d9 and #c3c3d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cec3d9). Try Chatelle and Blue Haze colors in combination with #ced9c3, 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 #ced9c3 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 Turning Leaf. Thus Maverick and Heather giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Turning Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Nebula, and Wafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced9c3 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, violet 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. Turning Leaf tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#cec3d9) and two others. The Heather is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sisal – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3ced9 and #d9cdc3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ced9c3 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Turning Leaf has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced9c3 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #ced9c3
RGB Decimal rgb(206,217,195)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 32%
CMYK 4.32, 0, 8.63, 14.9
HSL hsl(90,22.45%,80.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,10.14%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.346,-7.64,9.5603)
XYZ xyz(60.1168,66.6877,61.3333)
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