Curio Color

#d3d8d2

Curio is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue

Inverse Color #2c272d
Complementary Color #d6d2d7
Color Shade: warm green (110° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.53% (better contrasting with black)
Curio Color Sample
Curio Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3d8d2

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Curio Color. The Tree Pose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called April Mist (#ccd9c9) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Panzer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6d2d7 is the best complementary color to Curio. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3d8d2 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tasman are #d5d7d2 and #d2d7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #d3d8d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Celeste and Pumice colors as they work well with Curio.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curio palette consists of #d7d2d5 and #d3d2d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6d2d7). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #d3d8d2, 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 #d3d8d2 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Curio. Thus Swiss Coffee and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curio contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Iron, and Swiss Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3d8d2 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and mid red 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. Curio tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#d6d2d7) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quill Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2d3d7 and #d7d6d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3d8d2 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Curio has a hue angle of 110°, a saturation of 7.14% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3d8d2 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d3d8d2
RGB Decimal rgb(211,216,210)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 2.36, 15.29
HSL hsl(110,7.14%,83.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(110,2.78%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8129,-2.7767,2.3519)
XYZ xyz(63.0527,67.6138,70.7003)
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