Drifting Cloud Color

#dbe0e1

Drifting Cloud is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #241f1e
Complementary Color #e1dcdb
Color Shade: mid cyan (190° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Drifting Cloud Color Sample
Drifting Cloud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbe0e1

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Drifting Cloud Color. The Polished Cotton color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Siesta White (#cbdadb) for more energetic effect. Try Skydiving as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e1dcdb is the best complementary color to Drifting Cloud. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbe0e1 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #dbe1df and #dbdde1. Thus found on the left and right of #dbe0e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Iron colors as they work well with Drifting Cloud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drifting Cloud palette consists of #e1dfdb and #e1dbdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1dcdb). Try Westar and Bon Jour colors in combination with #dbe0e1, 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 #dbe0e1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Drifting Cloud. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drifting Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbe0e1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Drifting Cloud tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e1dcdb) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1dbe0 and #dbe1dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbe0e1 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Drifting Cloud has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbe0e1 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #dbe0e1
RGB Decimal rgb(219,224,225)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 2.36, 0.4, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(190,9.09%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190,2.67%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.8315,-1.4912,-1.0847)
XYZ xyz(69.4597,73.8076,81.8195)
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