Shy Denim is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #282522 |
| Complementary Color | #dddad7 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shy Denim Color. The Blue Dolphin 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 Yorkshire Cloud (#bac3cc) for more energetic effect. Try Grey Dawn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dddad7 is the best complementary color to Shy Denim. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7dadd complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d7dcdd and #d7d7dd. Thus found on the left and right of #d7dadd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Shy Denim.
The split-complementary Shy Denim palette consists of #dcddd7 and #ddd7d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dddad7). Try Quill Gray and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d7dadd, 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 #d7dadd 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 Shy Denim. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shy Denim contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Bon Jour, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7dadd square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shy Denim tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dddad7) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddd7da and #d7ddda.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7dadd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shy Denim has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 8.11% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7dadd is made of 2.36% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #d7dadd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,218,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 1.18, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(210,8.11%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,2.71%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9038,-0.4589,-1.8354) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1469,69.8103,78.395) |