Fleur de Sel is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #232227 |
| Complementary Color | #d9d8dd |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Fleur de Sel Color. The Dynasty Celadon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sliced Cucumber (#cccfbf) for more energetic effect. Try Celadon Tint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9d8dd is the best complementary color to Fleur de Sel. 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 #dcddd8 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #dddbd8 and #d9ddd8. Thus found on the left and right of #dcddd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Westar and Tasman colors as they work well with Fleur de Sel.
The split-complementary Fleur de Sel palette consists of #dbd8dd and #d8d9dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d8dd). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dcddd8, 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 #dcddd8 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 Fleur de Sel. Thus Bon Jour and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fleur de Sel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Conch, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcddd8 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fleur de Sel tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d9d8dd) and two others. The Iron 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 #d8dcdd and #ddd9d8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcddd8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Fleur de Sel has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 6.85% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcddd8 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dcddd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,221,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 1.96, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(72,6.85%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,2.26%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.9139,-1.2261,2.3208) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7663,71.8864,75.2695) |