Orochimaru is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #262725 |
| Complementary Color | #d9dad8 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orochimaru Color. The Violet Whimsey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Take the Plunge (#d8d4dd) for more energetic effect. Try Chrome Chalice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9dad8 is the best complementary color to Orochimaru. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9d8da complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d8d8da and #dad8da. Thus found on the left and right of #d9d8da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Bon Jour colors as they work well with Orochimaru.
The split-complementary Orochimaru palette consists of #d8dad8 and #dadad8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9dad8). Try Tasman and Quill Gray colors in combination with #d9d8da, 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 #d9d8da offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orochimaru. Thus Pumice and Alto giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orochimaru contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Alto, and Iron split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9d8da square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orochimaru tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d9dad8) and two others. The Alto is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iron – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dad9d8 and #d8d9da.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9d8da is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Orochimaru has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 2.63% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9d8da is made of 0.39% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #d9d8da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,216,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0.78, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(270,2.63%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,0.92%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4671,0.7056,-0.8715) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.826,68.9254,76.1642) |