Hidden Creek Color

#d5dae0

Hidden Creek is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #2a251f
Complementary Color #e0dbd5
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 85.69% (better contrasting with black)
Hidden Creek Color Sample
Hidden Creek Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5dae0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Creek Color. The Stargate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bypass (#b6c4d2) for more energetic effect. Try Pageant Song as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0dbd5 is the best complementary color to Hidden Creek. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5dae0 complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d5dfe0 and #d5d5e0. Thus found on the left and right of #d5dae0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Hidden Creek.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hidden Creek palette consists of #dfe0d5 and #e0d5d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0dbd5). Try Moon Mist and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d5dae0, 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 #d5dae0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hidden Creek. Thus Tasman and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hidden Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Lola, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5dae0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green 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. Hidden Creek tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e0dbd5) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0d5da and #d5e0db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5dae0 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Creek has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 15.07% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5dae0 is made of 4.31% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #d5dae0
RGB Decimal rgb(213,218,224)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 4.31, 2.35, 0, 12.16
HSL hsl(212.73,15.07%,85.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.73,4.91%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.8351,-0.5662,-3.5379)
XYZ xyz(65.9665,69.6708,80.492)
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