Gin Color

#d9dfcd

Gin is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #262032
Complementary Color #d3cdde
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Gin Color Sample
Gin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9dfcd

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gin Color. The Bamboo White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Valleyview (#c2ccac) for more energetic effect. Try Neutral White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3cdde is the best complementary color to Gin. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dfcd complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #dedbcd and #d0decd. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dfcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moon Mist and Tasman colors as they work well with Gin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gin palette consists of #dbcdde and #cdd0de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3cdde). Try Mischka and Mischka colors in combination with #d9dfcd, 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 #d9dfcd offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gin. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Nebula, and Wafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dfcd square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Gin tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d3cdde) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdd9de and #ded3cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9dfcd is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gin has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 21.95% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dfcd is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #d9dfcd
RGB Decimal rgb(217,223,205)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 32%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 7.06, 12.55
HSL hsl(80,21.95%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,8.07%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9372,-5.1917,8.1118)
XYZ xyz(66.0224,71.9348,68.1627)
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