Loafer 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 | #24263d |
| Complementary Color | #c2c3db |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Loafer Color. The White Moderne color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Anjou Pear (#cdca9f) for more energetic effect. Try Apparition as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2c3db is the best complementary color to Loafer. 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 #dbd9c2 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #dbccc2 and #d0dbc2. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd9c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Loafer.
The split-complementary Loafer palette consists of #ccc2db and #c2d0db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c3db). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dbd9c2, 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 #dbd9c2 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 Loafer. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loafer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd9c2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Loafer tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c2c3db) and two others. The Jet Stream 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 #c2dbd9 and #dbc2c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbd9c2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Loafer has a hue angle of 55.2°, a saturation of 25.77% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd9c2 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbd9c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,217,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 9.8, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(55.2,25.77%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.2,11.42%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2961,-3.2257,11.5741) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7639,68.5808,60.9156) |