Limestone Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #292824 |
| Complementary Color | #dbdad6 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Limestone Mauve Color. The Whomp Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Horizon Sky (#c2c3d3) for more energetic effect. Try Mistral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dbdad6 is the best complementary color to Limestone Mauve. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6d7db complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d6d9db and #d7d6db. Thus found on the left and right of #d6d7db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Limestone Mauve.
The split-complementary Limestone Mauve palette consists of #d9dbd6 and #dbd7d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbdad6). Try Quill Gray and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d6d7db, 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 #d6d7db offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Limestone Mauve. Thus Tasman and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Limestone Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Bon Jour, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6d7db square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Limestone Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dbdad6) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iron – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbd6d7 and #d6dbda.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6d7db is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Limestone Mauve has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 6.49% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6d7db is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #d6d7db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,215,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.57, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(228,6.49%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,2.28%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0122,0.3971,-2.0937) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8182,68.0115,76.7291) |