Cautious Blue Color

#d5dde5

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

Inverse Color #2a221a
Complementary Color #e5ddd4
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Cautious Blue Color Sample
Cautious Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5dde5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cautious Blue Color. The Elevated color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cloudy Valley (#b1c6d6) for more energetic effect. Try Virginia Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5ddd4 is the best complementary color to Cautious Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5dde5 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d4e5e5 and #d4d4e5. Thus found on the left and right of #d5dde5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Cautious Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cautious Blue palette consists of #e5e5d4 and #e5d4d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5ddd4). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #d5dde5, 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 #d5dde5 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cautious Blue. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cautious Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5dde5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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. Cautious Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5ddd4) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5d4dd and #d4e5dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5dde5 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cautious Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 23.53% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5dde5 is made of 6.27% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #d5dde5
RGB Decimal rgb(213,221,229)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 6.27, 3.13, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(210,23.53%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,6.99%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.7352,-1.1742,-4.8509)
XYZ xyz(67.4399,71.5162,84.3783)
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