Light Soft Kind Color

#dcddcc

Light Soft Kind 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 #232233
Complementary Color #cdccdd
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Light Soft Kind Color Sample
Light Soft Kind Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcddcc

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Soft Kind 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 Eaves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdccdd is the best complementary color to Light Soft Kind. 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 #dcddcc complementary color is Mischka, 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 Moon Mist are #ddd5cc and #d3ddcc. Thus found on the left and right of #dcddcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Tasman colors as they work well with Light Soft Kind.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Soft Kind palette consists of #d5ccdd and #ccd3dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdccdd). Try Mischka and Mischka colors in combination with #dcddcc, 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 #dcddcc 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 Light Soft Kind. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Soft Kind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Paris White, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcddcc 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. Light Soft Kind tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#cdccdd) 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 #ccdcdd and #ddcdcc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcddcc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Light Soft Kind has a hue angle of 63.53°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcddcc is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dcddcc
RGB Decimal rgb(220,221,204)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 6.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(63.53,20%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.53,7.69%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.6248,-3.2906,8.2188)
XYZ xyz(66.2707,71.2882,67.3939)
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