Light Katsura Color

#d6ead8

Light Katsura is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #291527
Complementary Color #ead5e8
Color Shade: mid green (126° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.84% (better contrasting with black)
Light Katsura Color Sample
Light Katsura Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6ead8

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Katsura Color. The Reclining Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lamina (#bbd9bc) for more calm effect. Try Surf as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ead5e8 is the best complementary color to Light Katsura. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6ead8 complementary color is Prim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf Crest are #deead5 and #d5eae2. Thus found on the left and right of #d6ead8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kidnapper and Skeptic colors as they work well with Light Katsura.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Katsura palette consists of #ead5dd and #e2d5ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ead5e8). Try Twilight and Snuff colors in combination with #d6ead8, 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 #d6ead8 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 Light Katsura. Thus Bizarre and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Katsura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prim, Botticelli, and Pearl Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6ead8 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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 Katsura tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#ead5e8) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White Rock – 120° from the complementary Prim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7d5ea and #e8ead5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6ead8 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Light Katsura has a hue angle of 126°, a saturation of 32.26% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6ead8 is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #d6ead8
RGB Decimal rgb(214,234,216)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 7.84, 0, 7.05, 8.24
HSL hsl(126,32.26%,87.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(126,8.55%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.8254,-9.8924,6.4792)
XYZ xyz(69.549,78.0996,76.3749)
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