Watermill Wood Color

#d3cccd

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

Inverse Color #2c3332
Complementary Color #ccd3d2
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Watermill Wood Color Sample
Watermill Wood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3cccd

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Watermill Wood Color. The Iris Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chaise Mauve (#c1b2b3) for more energetic effect. Try Black Shadows as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccd3d2 is the best complementary color to Watermill Wood. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3cccd complementary color is Tiara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #d3ccd0 and #d3cecc. Thus found on the left and right of #d3cccd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Slate and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Watermill Wood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Watermill Wood palette consists of #ccd0d3 and #ccd3ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd3d2). Try Iron and Pumice colors in combination with #d3cccd, 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 #d3cccd offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Watermill Wood. Thus Ghost and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Watermill Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tiara, Celeste, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3cccd square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Watermill Wood tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#ccd3d2) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Suit – 120° from the complementary Tiara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdd3cc and #d2ccd3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3cccd is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Watermill Wood has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 7.37% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3cccd is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3cccd
RGB Decimal rgb(211,204,205)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 2.36, 17.25
HSL hsl(351.43,7.37%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,3.32%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.616,2.5975,0.3548)
XYZ xyz(59.4763,61.4424,66.4824)
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