Buckwheat is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #2b2329 |
| Complementary Color | #dcd4da |
| Color Shade: | mid green (135° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Buckwheat Color. The Garden Statue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Matte Jade Green (#b5cbbd) for more energetic effect. Try Pond's Edge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dcd4da is the best complementary color to Buckwheat. Warm magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4dcd6 complementary color is Lola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tasman are #d6dcd4 and #d4dcda. Thus found on the left and right of #d4dcd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Nebula colors as they work well with Buckwheat.
The split-complementary Buckwheat palette consists of #dcd4d6 and #dad4dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcd4da). Try Swiss Coffee and Mischka colors in combination with #d4dcd6, 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 #d4dcd6 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buckwheat. Thus Swiss Coffee and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buckwheat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Mischka, and Westar split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4dcd6 square combo is a palette of mid green, cool blue, warm magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buckwheat tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#dcd4da) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celeste – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6d4dc and #dadcd4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4dcd6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Buckwheat has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 10.26% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4dcd6 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #d4dcd6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,220,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 2.35, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(135,10.26%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(135,3.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.0157,-3.7837,1.9963) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8822,70.0385,73.7175) |