Aluminum Foil is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #2d2624 |
| Complementary Color | #dad3d2 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminum Foil Color. The Silver Strand color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Distant Star (#bac1c3) for more calm effect. Try Silver Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dad3d2 is the best complementary color to Aluminum Foil. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2d9db complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d2dad8 and #d2d4da. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d9db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Mischka colors as they work well with Aluminum Foil.
The split-complementary Aluminum Foil palette consists of #dad8d2 and #dad2d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad3d2). Try Timberwolf and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d2d9db, 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 #d2d9db offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aluminum Foil. Thus Celeste and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aluminum Foil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Gray Suit, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d9db square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aluminum Foil tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dad3d2) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dad2d8 and #d2dad3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2d9db is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminum Foil has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d9db is made of 3.53% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #d2d9db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,217,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0.78, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(193.33,11.11%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.33,4.11%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2269,-1.9834,-1.8138) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1774,68.4418,76.8459) |