Chickweed is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #26201c |
| Complementary Color | #e3dcd9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chickweed Color. The Upward color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plein Air (#bfcad6) for more energetic effect. Try Melody as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3dcd9 is the best complementary color to Chickweed. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dfe3 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d9e3e2 and #d9dae3. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dfe3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Chickweed.
The split-complementary Chickweed palette consists of #e3e2d9 and #e3d9da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3dcd9). Try Westar and Ebb colors in combination with #d9dfe3, 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 #d9dfe3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chickweed. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chickweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dfe3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Chickweed tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e3dcd9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3d9df and #d9e3dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9dfe3 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Chickweed has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 15.15% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dfe3 is made of 3.92% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #d9dfe3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,223,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 1.57, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(204,15.15%,87.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,4.41%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4826,-1.2696,-2.665) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8681,73.0731,83.1478) |