Nut Milk Color

#d9ccc8

Nut Milk is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #263337
Complementary Color #c7d4d9
Color Shade: mid red (14.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Nut Milk Color Sample
Nut Milk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9ccc8

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nut Milk Color. The Vintage Tea Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wispy Mauve (#c6aeaa) for more energetic effect. Try Young Turk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7d4d9 is the best complementary color to Nut Milk. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9ccc8 complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d9c7cc and #d9d4c7. Thus found on the left and right of #d9ccc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Nut Milk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nut Milk palette consists of #c7ccd9 and #c7d9d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7d4d9). Try Ghost and Nebula colors in combination with #d9ccc8, 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 #d9ccc8 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nut Milk. Thus Mischka and Sea Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nut Milk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Tasman, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9ccc8 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet 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. Nut Milk tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c7d4d9) and two others. The Sea Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7d9cc and #d9c7d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9ccc8 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Nut Milk has a hue angle of 14.12°, a saturation of 18.28% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9ccc8 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9ccc8
RGB Decimal rgb(217,204,200)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 6.67, 14.9
HSL hsl(14.12,18.28%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.12,7.83%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9706,3.8248,3.5986)
XYZ xyz(60.6335,62.1076,63.4358)
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