Slow Dance Color

#dbdcc4

Slow Dance is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #24233b
Complementary Color #c5c3dc
Color Shade: mid yellow (62.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Slow Dance Color Sample
Slow Dance Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbdcc4

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Slow Dance Color. The Trailing Vine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Diamonds Therapy (#e9e8e0) for more calm effect. Try Mystic Fog as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c5c3dc is the best complementary color to Slow Dance. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbdcc4 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #dcd1c3 and #cedcc3. Thus found on the left and right of #dbdcc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Pixie Green colors as they work well with Slow Dance.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slow Dance palette consists of #d1c3dc and #c3cedc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c3dc). Try Lavender Gray and Heather colors in combination with #dbdcc4, 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 #dbdcc4 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Slow Dance. Thus Thistle and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slow Dance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Paris White, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbdcc4 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. Slow Dance tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c5c3dc) and two others. The Jungle Mist 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 #c3dbdc and #dcc5c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbdcc4 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Slow Dance has a hue angle of 62.5°, a saturation of 25.53% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbdcc4 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dbdcc4
RGB Decimal rgb(219,220,196)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 9.41, 13.73
HSL hsl(62.5,25.53%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(62.5,10.91%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.1105,-4.4452,11.6799)
XYZ xyz(64.7704,70.232,62.3669)
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