Cloudy is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #27282c |
| Complementary Color | #d3d3d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Color. The Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Tendril (#cecdbb) for more energetic effect. Try Palatine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d3d3d7 is the best complementary color to Cloudy. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8d7d3 complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #d7d4d3 and #d6d7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #d8d7d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Quill Gray colors as they work well with Cloudy.
The split-complementary Cloudy palette consists of #d4d3d7 and #d3d6d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d3d7). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #d8d7d3, 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 #d8d7d3 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cloudy. Thus Gray Suit and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloudy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Pumice, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8d7d3 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cloudy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d3d3d7) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alto – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3d7d6 and #d7d3d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8d7d3 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 6.02% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8d7d3 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8d7d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,215,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 1.96, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(48,6.02%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,2.31%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9579,-0.3692,2.0797) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3772,67.903,71.3416) |