Montezuma Color

#d2cdb6

Montezuma 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 #2d3249
Complementary Color #b6bad1
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with black)
Montezuma Color Sample
Montezuma Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2cdb6

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Montezuma Color. The Akaroa color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Saturn Grey (#b8b19f) for more calm effect. Try River Shark as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6bad1 is the best complementary color to Montezuma. 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 #d2cdb6 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Sisal are #d1bfb6 and #c8d1b6. Thus found on the left and right of #d2cdb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Coriander colors as they work well with Montezuma.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Montezuma palette consists of #bfb6d1 and #b6c8d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6bad1). Try Lavender Gray and Heather colors in combination with #d2cdb6, 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 #d2cdb6 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 Montezuma. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Montezuma contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Gum Leaf, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2cdb6 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. Montezuma tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b6bad1) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6d1cd and #d1b6ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2cdb6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Montezuma has a hue angle of 49.29°, a saturation of 23.73% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2cdb6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2cdb6
RGB Decimal rgb(210,205,182)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 10.98, 17.65
HSL hsl(49.29,23.73%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.29,13.33%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.2397,-2.1625,12.0683)
XYZ xyz(56.8532,60.7417,52.9838)
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