Apple Cucumber is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #242443 |
| Complementary Color | #bcbcdb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Cucumber Color. The Salted 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 Martini Olive (#cdc796) for more energetic effect. Try Prairie Winds as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bcbcdb is the best complementary color to Apple Cucumber. 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 #dbdbbc complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #dbcbbc and #cbdbbc. Thus found on the left and right of #dbdbbc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Pixie Green colors as they work well with Apple Cucumber.
The split-complementary Apple Cucumber palette consists of #cbbcdb and #bccbdb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcbcdb). Try Lavender Gray and Casper colors in combination with #dbdbbc, 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 #dbdbbc 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 Apple Cucumber. Thus Thistle and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Cucumber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Surf, and Pink Flare split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbdbbc square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apple Cucumber tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bcbcdb) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcdbdb and #dbbcbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbdbbc is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Cucumber has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 30.1% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbdbbc is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbdbbc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,219,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 12.15, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(60,30.1%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,14.16%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.679,-5.2012,15.2707) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.622,69.3539,57.6104) |