Porpoise is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #242425 |
| Complementary Color | #dadadb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Porpoise Color. The Pastel Grey 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 Silver Marlin (#c8c8c0) for more energetic effect. Try Whitewash Oak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dadadb is the best complementary color to Porpoise. 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 #dbdbda complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #dbdada and #dadbda. Thus found on the left and right of #dbdbda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alto and Pumice colors as they work well with Porpoise.
The split-complementary Porpoise palette consists of #dadadb and #dadadb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dadadb). Try Iron and Iron colors in combination with #dbdbda, 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 #dbdbda 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 Porpoise. Thus Bon Jour and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Porpoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Pumice, and Alto split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbdbda square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Porpoise tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dadadb) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alto – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dadbdb and #dbdada.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbdbda is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Porpoise has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 1.37% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbdbda is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbdbda |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,219,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.39, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(60,1.37%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.46%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.3805,-0.175,0.4809) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1998,70.7851,76.4507) |