Light Shōgi White Color

#d8d4d7

Light Shōgi White is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #272b28
Complementary Color #d4d8d5
Color Shade: mid magenta (315° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Light Shōgi White Color Sample
Light Shōgi White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8d4d7

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Shōgi White Color. The Stately Frills color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lace Wisteria (#c2bbc0) for more energetic effect. Try Silk Chiffon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4d8d5 is the best complementary color to Light Shōgi White. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8d4d7 complementary color is Pumice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bon Jour are #d7d4d8 and #d8d4d5. Thus found on the left and right of #d8d4d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and Alto colors as they work well with Light Shōgi White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Shōgi White palette consists of #d4d8d7 and #d5d8d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d8d5). Try Iron and Tasman colors in combination with #d8d4d7, 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 #d8d4d7 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Shōgi White. Thus Iron and Quill Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Shōgi White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pumice, Quill Gray, and Iron split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8d4d7 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan 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 Shōgi White tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#d4d8d5) and two others. The Quill Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Pumice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7d8d4 and #d5d4d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8d4d7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Light Shōgi White has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 4.88% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8d4d7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #d8d4d7
RGB Decimal rgb(216,212,215)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 0.4, 15.29
HSL hsl(315,4.88%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(315,1.85%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.2976,1.91,-1.0027)
XYZ xyz(64.1281,66.5922,73.7636)
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