Reflecting Pool Color

#dcdfdc

Reflecting Pool is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #232023
Complementary Color #dfdcdf
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Reflecting Pool Color Sample
Reflecting Pool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcdfdc

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Reflecting Pool Color. The Frosted Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Lily (#c1cec1) for more energetic effect. Try Frosted Jade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dfdcdf is the best complementary color to Reflecting Pool. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcdfdc complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #dddfdc and #dcdfdd. Thus found on the left and right of #dcdfdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Tasman colors as they work well with Reflecting Pool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reflecting Pool palette consists of #dfdcdd and #dddcdf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfdcdf). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #dcdfdc, 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 #dcdfdc offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reflecting Pool. Thus Alto and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reflecting Pool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Iron, and Alto split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcdfdc square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Reflecting Pool tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#dfdcdf) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quill Gray – 120° from the complementary Bon Jour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcdcdf and #dfdfdc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcdfdc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Reflecting Pool has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 4.48% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcdfdc is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dcdfdc
RGB Decimal rgb(220,223,220)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.18, 0, 1.18, 12.55
HSL hsl(120,4.48%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,1.35%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5232,-1.5466,1.1025)
XYZ xyz(68.8211,73.1583,78.2038)
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