White Metal Color

#d1d1cf

White Metal is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #2e2e30
Complementary Color #cfcfd1
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
White Metal Color Sample
White Metal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1d1cf

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to White Metal Color. The Arbor Hollow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Austere Grey (#bebfb2) for more energetic effect. Try Moonshine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfcfd1 is the best complementary color to White Metal. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1d1cf complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #d1d0cf and #d0d1cf. Thus found on the left and right of #d1d1cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quill Gray and Celeste colors as they work well with White Metal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Metal palette consists of #d0cfd1 and #cfd0d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfcfd1). Try French Gray and Iron colors in combination with #d1d1cf, 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 #d1d1cf offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the White Metal. Thus Pale Slate and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1d1cf square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. White Metal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#cfcfd1) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alto – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfd1d1 and #d1cfcf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1d1cf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode White Metal has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 2.13% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1d1cf is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d1d1cf
RGB Decimal rgb(209,209,207)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0.78, 18.04
HSL hsl(60,2.13%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,0.96%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7891,-0.3573,0.9803)
XYZ xyz(60.3574,63.6612,68.1382)
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