Silver Laurel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #272337 |
| Complementary Color | #ccc8db |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Laurel Color. The Fogtown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crème Fraîche (#eceee6) for more calm effect. Try Gallery White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccc8db is the best complementary color to Silver Laurel. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8dcc8 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #dbd6c8 and #cddbc8. Thus found on the left and right of #d8dcc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moon Mist and Tasman colors as they work well with Silver Laurel.
The split-complementary Silver Laurel palette consists of #d5c8db and #c8cddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccc8db). Try Blue Haze and Ghost colors in combination with #d8dcc8, 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 #d8dcc8 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silver Laurel. Thus Maverick and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silver Laurel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Nebula, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8dcc8 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silver Laurel tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#ccc8db) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8d7db and #dbccc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8dcc8 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Laurel has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 22.22% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8dcc8 is made of 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #d8dcc8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,220,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.56, 0, 7.84, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(72,22.22%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,9.09%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.975,-4.8438,9.3524) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3374,69.9555,64.7554) |