Diaphanous is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #2f3528 |
| Complementary Color | #d1d7ca |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Diaphanous Color. The Purple Shine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orchid Petal (#bfb4cb) for more energetic effect. Try Violet Beauty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1d7ca is the best complementary color to Diaphanous. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d0cad7 complementary color is Celeste, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #cacad7 and #d6cad7. Thus found on the left and right of #d0cad7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ghost and Chatelle colors as they work well with Diaphanous.
The split-complementary Diaphanous palette consists of #cad7ca and #d7d6ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1d7ca). Try Tasman and Timberwolf colors in combination with #d0cad7, 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 #d0cad7 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Diaphanous. Thus Conch and Swirl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diaphanous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Celeste, Swiss Coffee, and Tiara split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0cad7 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Diaphanous tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d1d7ca) and two others. The Swirl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ghost – 120° from the complementary Celeste. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7d0ca and #cad1d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0cad7 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Diaphanous has a hue angle of 267.69°, a saturation of 13.98% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0cad7 is made of 2.74% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d0cad7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,202,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 5.09, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(267.69,13.98%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.69,6.05%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.1401,4.4625,-5.7168) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3987,60.5573,72.848) |