Icepick is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #25232f |
| Complementary Color | #d2d0dc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Icepick Color. The Blithe Mood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chilled Cucumber (#cbcdb2) for more energetic effect. Try Pickling Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2d0dc is the best complementary color to Icepick. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dadcd0 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #dcd8d0 and #d3dcd0. Thus found on the left and right of #dadcd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Westar and Tasman colors as they work well with Icepick.
The split-complementary Icepick palette consists of #d8d0dc and #d0d3dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2d0dc). Try Mischka and Mischka colors in combination with #dadcd0, 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 #dadcd0 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Icepick. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icepick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Nebula, and Swiss Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #dadcd0 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icepick tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d2d0dc) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0dadc and #dcd2d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #dadcd0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Icepick has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 14.63% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dadcd0 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dadcd0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,220,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 4.7, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(70,14.63%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,5.45%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.3127,-2.7918,5.6449) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8918,70.6459,69.8377) |