Light Carolina Color

#d8f3d7

Light Carolina is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #270c28
Complementary Color #f1d7f2
Color Shade: warm green (117.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.8% (better contrasting with black)
Light Carolina Color Sample
Light Carolina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8f3d7

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Carolina Color. The After Dinner Mint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mint Parfait (#bbe6bb) for more calm effect. Try Lime Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f1d7f2 is the best complementary color to Light Carolina. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8f3d7 complementary color is French Lilac, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Peppermint are #e5f2d7 and #d7f2e3. Thus found on the left and right of #d8f3d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chrome White and Tara colors as they work well with Light Carolina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Carolina palette consists of #f2d7e5 and #e4d7f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f1d7f2). Try Vanilla Ice and French Lilac colors in combination with #d8f3d7, 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 #d8f3d7 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Carolina. Thus Vanilla Ice and Link Water giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Carolina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Lilac, Link Water, and Pot Pourri split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8f3d7 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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 Carolina tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#f1d7f2) and two others. The Link Water is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parchment – 120° from the complementary French Lilac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7d8f2 and #f2f1d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8f3d7 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Carolina has a hue angle of 117.86°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8f3d7 is made of 10.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #d8f3d7
RGB Decimal rgb(216,243,215)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 10.58, 0, 10.98, 4.71
HSL hsl(117.86,53.85%,89.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(117.86,11.52%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.2793,-13.9015,10.5362)
XYZ xyz(72.6352,83.6064,76.5993)
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