Drift of Mist Color

#dcd8d0

Drift of Mist is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #23272f
Complementary Color #d0d4dc
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Drift of Mist Color Sample
Drift of Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcd8d0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Drift of Mist Color. The Naturel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tuft (#cbc2ad) for more energetic effect. Try Sandbar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0d4dc is the best complementary color to Drift of Mist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd8d0 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #dcd2d0 and #dadcd0. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd8d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Drift of Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drift of Mist palette consists of #d2d0dc and #d0dadc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d4dc). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dcd8d0, 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 #dcd8d0 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Drift of Mist. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drift of Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd8d0 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Drift of Mist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d0d4dc) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0dcd8 and #dcd0d4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcd8d0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Drift of Mist has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 14.63% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd8d0 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcd8d0
RGB Decimal rgb(220,216,208)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 4.7, 13.73
HSL hsl(40,14.63%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,5.45%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.4453,-0.0304,4.4113)
XYZ xyz(65.4562,68.8814,69.52)
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