Cavan is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #231d31 |
| Complementary Color | #d3cee2 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cavan Color. The Hidden Hills color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shadow White (#eef1ea) for more calm effect. Try Chinese Leaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d3cee2 is the best complementary color to Cavan. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce2ce complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Periglacial Blue are #e2ddce and #d2e2ce. Thus found on the left and right of #dce2ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Satin Linen and Surf Crest colors as they work well with Cavan.
The split-complementary Cavan palette consists of #ddcee2 and #ced2e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3cee2). Try Snuff and Blue Haze colors in combination with #dce2ce, 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 #dce2ce offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cavan. Thus Twilight and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cavan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Paris White, and Wafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce2ce square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm 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. Cavan tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d3cee2) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cedce2 and #e2d3ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce2ce is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cavan has a hue angle of 78°, a saturation of 25.64% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce2ce is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #dce2ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,226,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0, 7.85, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(78,25.64%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(78,8.85%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.953,-5.5165,9.0723) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8521,74.0646,69.1122) |