Cautious Jade Color

#dae4de

Cautious Jade is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #251b21
Complementary Color #e4dae0
Color Shade: cool green (144° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Cautious Jade Color Sample
Cautious Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dae4de

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Cautious Jade Color. The Snow Goose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Moon Glass (#bcd1c7) for more energetic effect. Try Green Wash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e4dae0 is the best complementary color to Cautious Jade. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dae4de complementary color is Lola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #dbe4da and #dae4e3. Thus found on the left and right of #dae4de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Geyser colors as they work well with Cautious Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cautious Jade palette consists of #e4dadb and #e3dae4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4dae0). Try Ebb and Mischka colors in combination with #dae4de, 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 #dae4de offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cautious Jade. Thus Westar and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cautious Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Mischka, and Westar split by 90° on the color wheel. #dae4de square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Cautious Jade tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e4dae0) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green White – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dedae4 and #e0e4da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dae4de is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cautious Jade has a hue angle of 144°, a saturation of 15.63% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dae4de is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #dae4de
RGB Decimal rgb(218,228,222)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 2.35, 10.59
HSL hsl(144,15.63%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144,4.39%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.7041,-4.4285,1.7543)
XYZ xyz(69.8417,75.6662,80.0312)
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