Crêpe Papier Color

#dbd7c4

Crêpe Papier is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #24283b
Complementary Color #c3c7db
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Crêpe Papier Color Sample
Crêpe Papier Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbd7c4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Crêpe Papier Color. The Double Spanish White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Floating Lily Pad (#ccc7a1) for more energetic effect. Try Heart of Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3c7db is the best complementary color to Crêpe Papier. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbd7c4 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #dbcbc3 and #d3dbc3. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd7c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Crêpe Papier.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crêpe Papier palette consists of #cbc3db and #c3d3db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3c7db). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dbd7c4, 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 #dbd7c4 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crêpe Papier. Thus Lavender Gray and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crêpe Papier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd7c4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Crêpe Papier tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c3c7db) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3dbd7 and #dbc3c7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbd7c4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Crêpe Papier has a hue angle of 49.57°, a saturation of 24.21% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd7c4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #dbd7c4
RGB Decimal rgb(219,215,196)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 9.02, 14.12
HSL hsl(49.57,24.21%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.57,10.5%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8294,-1.87,9.8545)
XYZ xyz(63.4777,67.6465,61.936)
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