Kingston is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #2b232c |
| Complementary Color | #dbd3dc |
| Color Shade: | warm green (113.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Kingston Color. The Pastel Grey Green 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 soft alternative called Silver Tipped Sage (#bfc2bf) for more calm effect. Try Waxwing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbd3dc is the best complementary color to Kingston. 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 #d4dcd3 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tasman are #d8dcd3 and #d3dcd6. Thus found on the left and right of #d4dcd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Celeste and Tasman colors as they work well with Kingston.
The split-complementary Kingston palette consists of #dcd3d8 and #d6d3dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbd3dc). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #d4dcd3, 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 #d4dcd3 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 Kingston. Thus Swiss Coffee and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kingston contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Iron, and Swiss Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4dcd3 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kingston tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#dbd3dc) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Westar – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3d4dc and #dcdbd3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4dcd3 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Kingston has a hue angle of 113.33°, a saturation of 11.39% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4dcd3 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.52% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #d4dcd3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,220,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 3.52, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(113.33,11.39%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(113.33,4.09%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9412,-4.323,3.4702) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5024,69.8866,71.7178) |