Simply Elegant is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #312218 |
| Complementary Color | #e7d8ce |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Simply Elegant Color. The Rain Dance color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cumulus Cloud (#b0c6df) for more energetic effect. Try Newman's Eye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7d8ce is the best complementary color to Simply Elegant. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cedde7 complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #cee7e4 and #ced0e7. Thus found on the left and right of #cedde7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Simply Elegant.
The split-complementary Simply Elegant palette consists of #e7e4ce and #e7ced0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7d8ce). Try White Rock and Dust Storm colors in combination with #cedde7, 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 #cedde7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Simply Elegant. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simply Elegant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #cedde7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Simply Elegant tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7d8ce) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7cedd and #cee7d8.
In a RGB color space, hex #cedde7 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Simply Elegant has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 34.25% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cedde7 is made of 9.81% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #cedde7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,221,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 3.92, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(204,34.25%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,10.82%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.2924,-3.0581,-6.6151) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.7339,70.6042,85.7647) |