Salt n Pepa Color

#dcd9db

Salt n Pepa is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #232624
Complementary Color #d9dcda
Color Shade: warm magenta (320° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.69% (better contrasting with black)
Salt n Pepa Color Sample
Salt n Pepa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcd9db

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt n Pepa Color. The Such Melodrama color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Limpid Light (#cdc2ca) for more energetic effect. Try Glass Bead as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9dcda is the best complementary color to Salt n Pepa. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd9db complementary color is Tasman, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bon Jour are #dbd9dc and #dcd9d9. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd9db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Alto colors as they work well with Salt n Pepa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salt n Pepa palette consists of #d9dcdb and #d9dcd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9dcda). Try Iron and Tasman colors in combination with #dcd9db, 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 #dcd9db offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salt n Pepa. Thus Iron and Quill Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salt n Pepa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Quill Gray, and Iron split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd9db square combo is a palette of warm magenta, orange, cool green and cool blue 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. Salt n Pepa tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#d9dcda) and two others. The Quill Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Tasman. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbdcd9 and #dad9dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcd9db is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Salt n Pepa has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 4.11% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd9db is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcd9db
RGB Decimal rgb(220,217,219)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 0.39, 13.73
HSL hsl(320,4.11%,85.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(320,1.36%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9752,1.3827,-0.6297)
XYZ xyz(67.1142,69.9558,76.9834)
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