Diminished Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #2c0d12 |
| Complementary Color | #f2d2d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Diminished Sky Color. The Ode to Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gentle Giant (#b3ebe0) for more energetic effect. Try Cruise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f2d2d7 is the best complementary color to Diminished Sky. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3f2ed complementary color is Vanilla Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iceberg are #d2f2dd and #d2e7f2. Thus found on the left and right of #d3f2ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tara and Link Water colors as they work well with Diminished Sky.
The split-complementary Diminished Sky palette consists of #f2ddd2 and #f2d2e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f2d2d7). Try Almond and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #d3f2ed, 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 #d3f2ed offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Diminished Sky. Thus Parchment and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diminished Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla Ice, French Lilac, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3f2ed square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Diminished Sky tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#f2d2d7) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Peppermint – 120° from the complementary Vanilla Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edd2f2 and #d7f2d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3f2ed is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Diminished Sky has a hue angle of 170.32°, a saturation of 54.39% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3f2ed is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #d3f2ed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,242,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 0, 1.96, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(170.32,54.39%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.32,12.81%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.2188,-10.9981,-0.9993) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9022,83.4676,92.3366) |