Ash in the Air Color

#d9dde5

Ash in the Air is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #26221a
Complementary Color #e5e1d8
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Ash in the Air Color Sample
Ash in the Air Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9dde5

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash in the Air Color. The Hyacinth Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Iced Lavender (#c2c7db) for more energetic effect. Try Whomp Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e5e1d8 is the best complementary color to Ash in the Air. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dde5 complementary color is Satin Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d8e3e5 and #dad8e5. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dde5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Ash in the Air.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ash in the Air palette consists of #e3e5d8 and #e5dbd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e1d8). Try Periglacial Blue and Ebb colors in combination with #d9dde5, 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 #d9dde5 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash in the Air. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ash in the Air contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Satin Linen, Lola, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dde5 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Ash in the Air tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5e1d8) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Satin Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5d8dc and #d8e5e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9dde5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ash in the Air has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 18.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dde5 is made of 4.7% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #d9dde5
RGB Decimal rgb(217,221,229)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 4.7, 3.13, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(220,18.75%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,5.24%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.0272,0.1417,-4.3874)
XYZ xyz(68.6146,72.1218,84.4333)
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