Gossamer Veil Color

#d3cec4

Gossamer Veil 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 #2c313b
Complementary Color #c4c9d3
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with black)
Gossamer Veil Color Sample
Gossamer Veil Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3cec4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gossamer Veil Color. The Smokestack 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 Esoteric (#c4b5a4) for more energetic effect. Try Dancing Dolphin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4c9d3 is the best complementary color to Gossamer Veil. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3cec4 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #d3c6c4 and #d0d3c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d3cec4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Celeste colors as they work well with Gossamer Veil.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gossamer Veil palette consists of #c6c4d3 and #c4d0d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c9d3). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d3cec4, 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 #d3cec4 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 Gossamer Veil. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gossamer Veil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Tasman, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3cec4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Gossamer Veil tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4c9d3) and two others. The Conch 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 #c4d3ce and #d3c4c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3cec4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gossamer Veil has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 14.56% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3cec4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3cec4
RGB Decimal rgb(211,206,196)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.97, 5.89, 17.25
HSL hsl(40,14.56%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,7.11%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9012,-0.0198,5.5702)
XYZ xyz(58.8991,61.977,61.083)
;