Sterling Color

#d1d4d1

Sterling is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #2e2b2e
Complementary Color #d3d1d3
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Sterling Color Sample
Sterling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1d4d1

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Sterling Color. The Green Lily color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Paris White (#bfcdc0) for more energetic effect. Try Recycled Glass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d3d1d3 is the best complementary color to Sterling. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1d4d1 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #d2d3d1 and #d1d3d2. Thus found on the left and right of #d1d4d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Celeste and Pumice colors as they work well with Sterling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sterling palette consists of #d3d1d2 and #d2d1d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d1d3). Try Alto and French Gray colors in combination with #d1d4d1, 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 #d1d4d1 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sterling. Thus Alto and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sterling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, Iron, and Quill Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1d4d1 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm 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. Sterling tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#d3d1d3) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quill Gray – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1d1d3 and #d3d3d1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1d4d1 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Sterling has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 3.37% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1d4d1 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #d1d4d1
RGB Decimal rgb(209,212,209)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 1.18, 16.86
HSL hsl(120,3.37%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,1.42%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.6102,-1.5616,1.1137)
XYZ xyz(61.3466,65.2457,69.682)
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