Lupin Grey 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 | #2e1f16 |
| Complementary Color | #e9dad1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lupin Grey Color. The Wind Blue 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 soft alternative called Elevated (#b3c3d4) for more calm effect. Try Caspian Tide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9dad1 is the best complementary color to Lupin Grey. 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 #d1e0e9 complementary color is Bizarre, 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 #d1e9e6 and #d1d3e9. Thus found on the left and right of #d1e0e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Lupin Grey.
The split-complementary Lupin Grey palette consists of #e9e6d1 and #e9d1d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9dad1). Try White Rock and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #d1e0e9, 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 #d1e0e9 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 Lupin Grey. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lupin Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1e0e9 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. Lupin Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e9dad1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9d1e0 and #d1e9da.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1e0e9 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lupin Grey has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1e0e9 is made of 9.41% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #d1e0e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,224,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 3.53, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(202.5,35.29%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.5,10.3%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.3283,-3.25,-6.1139) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6581,72.7498,87.5669) |