Jack Frost Color

#dae6e3

Jack Frost is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #25191c
Complementary Color #e5dadd
Color Shade: green cyan (165° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.84% (better contrasting with black)
Jack Frost Color Sample
Jack Frost Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dae6e3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jack Frost Color. The Quaver color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Meander Blue (#bedbd8) for more energetic effect. Try Viridian Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5dadd is the best complementary color to Jack Frost. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dae6e3 complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #dae5dc and #dae3e5. Thus found on the left and right of #dae6e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Geyser colors as they work well with Jack Frost.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jack Frost palette consists of #e5dcda and #e5dae3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5dadd). Try Ebb and Lola colors in combination with #dae6e3, 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 #dae6e3 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jack Frost. Thus Westar and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jack Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Mischka, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dae6e3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, warm blue, red magenta and mid 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. Jack Frost tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e5dadd) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2dae5 and #dde5da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dae6e3 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Jack Frost has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 19.35% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dae6e3 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #dae6e3
RGB Decimal rgb(218,230,227)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 1.18, 9.8
HSL hsl(165,19.35%,87.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(165,5.22%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.3424,-4.5384,0.0662)
XYZ xyz(71.0754,77.0451,83.7982)
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