Exhale is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2d313b |
| Complementary Color | #c4c8d2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Exhale Color. The Heavy Warm Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Gaze (#c7c3a8) for more energetic effect. Try Classic Cool as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4c8d2 is the best complementary color to Exhale. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2cec4 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d2c7c4 and #cfd2c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d2cec4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Celeste colors as they work well with Exhale.
The split-complementary Exhale palette consists of #c7c4d2 and #c4cfd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c8d2). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d2cec4, 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 #d2cec4 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Exhale. Thus Gray Suit and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exhale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Powder Ash, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2cec4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Exhale tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4c8d2) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4d2ce and #d2c4c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2cec4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Exhale has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 13.46% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2cec4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2cec4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,206,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 5.49, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,13.46%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,6.67%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8228,-0.3721,5.447) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6135,61.8298,61.0696) |