Light Limed White Color

#dbd5ce

Light Limed White is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #242a31
Complementary Color #ced3da
Color Shade: orange (32.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Light Limed White Color Sample
Light Limed White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbd5ce

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Limed White Color. The Minimalist 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 Sandbar (#cbbfad) for more energetic effect. Try Naturel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ced3da is the best complementary color to Light Limed White. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbd5ce complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #dacece and #dadace. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd5ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Westar colors as they work well with Light Limed White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Limed White palette consists of #ceceda and #cedada colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced3da). Try Mischka and Tiara colors in combination with #dbd5ce, 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 #dbd5ce 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 Light Limed White. Thus Mischka and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Limed White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd5ce square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta 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. Light Limed White tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ced3da) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cedad5 and #daced3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbd5ce is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Limed White has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 15.29% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd5ce is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #dbd5ce
RGB Decimal rgb(219,213,206)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 5.1, 14.12
HSL hsl(32.31,15.29%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.31,5.94%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.5568,0.8383,4.174)
XYZ xyz(64.1482,67.1048,67.9641)
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