Limewash is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #242a34 |
| Complementary Color | #cad0db |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Limewash Color. The Moth Wing color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Malabar (#cfbea9) for more energetic effect. Try Smoke Dragon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cad0db is the best complementary color to Limewash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbd5cb complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #dbccca and #d8dbca. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd5cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Limewash.
The split-complementary Limewash palette consists of #cccadb and #cad8db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad0db). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dbd5cb, 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 #dbd5cb offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Limewash. Thus Gray Suit and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Limewash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd5cb square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Limewash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cad0db) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cadbd5 and #dbcad0.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbd5cb is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Limewash has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd5cb is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbd5cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,213,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 6.27, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,18.18%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,7.31%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4839,0.3282,5.6574) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7872,66.9604,66.0626) |