Light Green Alabaster Color

#d5d8c9

Light Green Alabaster is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #2a2736
Complementary Color #cbc9d8
Color Shade: mid yellow (72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Light Green Alabaster Color Sample
Light Green Alabaster Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5d8c9

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Green Alabaster Color. The Arctic White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Minted Lemon (#c1c6a8) for more energetic effect. Try Valleyview as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbc9d8 is the best complementary color to Light Green Alabaster. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5d8c9 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #d8d3c9 and #cdd8c9. Thus found on the left and right of #d5d8c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Tasman colors as they work well with Light Green Alabaster.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Green Alabaster palette consists of #d3c9d8 and #c9cdd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbc9d8). Try Gray Suit and Ghost colors in combination with #d5d8c9, 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 #d5d8c9 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Green Alabaster. Thus Lola and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Green Alabaster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Conch, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5d8c9 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Light Green Alabaster tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#cbc9d8) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swirl – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9d5d8 and #d8cbc9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5d8c9 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Green Alabaster has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 16.13% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5d8c9 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d5d8c9
RGB Decimal rgb(213,216,201)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 5.89, 15.29
HSL hsl(72,16.13%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72,6.94%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.7432,-3.6634,7.0291)
XYZ xyz(62.5391,67.4749,64.9861)
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