Desert Springs is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #232234 |
| Complementary Color | #cbcbdc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (63.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Springs Color. The Cararra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Neutral White (#ecede8) for more calm effect. Try Extra White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbcbdc is the best complementary color to Desert Springs. Cool blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcddcb complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Moon Mist are #dcd4cb and #d3dccb. Thus found on the left and right of #dcddcb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Desert Springs.
The split-complementary Desert Springs palette consists of #d4cbdc and #cbd3dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbcbdc). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dcddcb, 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 #dcddcb 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 Desert Springs. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Springs contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Paris White, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcddcb square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Springs tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#cbcbdc) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbdbdc and #dccbcb.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcddcb is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Springs has a hue angle of 63.33°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcddcb is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dcddcb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,221,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 7.06, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(63.33,20.93%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(63.33,8.14%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6016,-3.4576,8.7114) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1511,71.2403,66.7641) |