Spring Thaw is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #262322 |
| Complementary Color | #dddad9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Thaw Color. The Hazy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gulf Wind (#bcc9cd) for more energetic effect. Try Stormhost Silver as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dddad9 is the best complementary color to Spring Thaw. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dcdd complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d9dddc and #d9dadd. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dcdd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Iron colors as they work well with Spring Thaw.
The split-complementary Spring Thaw palette consists of #dddcd9 and #ddd9da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dddad9). Try Quill Gray and Bon Jour colors in combination with #d9dcdd, 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 #d9dcdd offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spring Thaw. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Thaw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dcdd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spring Thaw tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dddad9) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddd9dc and #d9ddda.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9dcdd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Thaw has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dcdd is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #d9dcdd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,220,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0.4, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(195,5.56%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,1.81%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.562,-0.8254,-0.854) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2596,71.1586,78.5966) |