A Dime a Dozen is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #2c221b |
| Complementary Color | #e3dad3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to A Dime a Dozen Color. The Blissful Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Midsummer's Dream (#b4d0d9) for more energetic effect. Try Cloudy Valley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3dad3 is the best complementary color to A Dime a Dozen. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3dde4 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d3e3e2 and #d3d4e3. Thus found on the left and right of #d3dde4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with A Dime a Dozen.
The split-complementary A Dime a Dozen palette consists of #e3e2d3 and #e3d3d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3dad3). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #d3dde4, 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 #d3dde4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the A Dime a Dozen. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of A Dime a Dozen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3dde4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. A Dime a Dozen tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e3dad3) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3d3dd and #d3e3da.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3dde4 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode A Dime a Dozen has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 23.94% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3dde4 is made of 6.66% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #d3dde4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,221,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 2.74, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(204.71,23.94%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.71,7.46%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5642,-2.021,-4.5922) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.724,71.1632,83.6179) |