Mint Wafer is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #231a27 |
| Complementary Color | #e1d7e5 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (101.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Wafer Color. The Green Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Endive (#cee1c8) for more energetic effect. Try Snow Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1d7e5 is the best complementary color to Mint Wafer. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce5d8 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Periglacial Blue are #e2e5d7 and #d7e5da. Thus found on the left and right of #dce5d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Periglacial Blue and Paris White colors as they work well with Mint Wafer.
The split-complementary Mint Wafer palette consists of #e5d7e2 and #dad7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1d7e5). Try Lola and Mischka colors in combination with #dce5d8, 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 #dce5d8 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mint Wafer. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Wafer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Geyser, and Wafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce5d8 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mint Wafer tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#e1d7e5) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Satin Linen – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7dce5 and #e5e1d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce5d8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Wafer has a hue angle of 101.54°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce5d8 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #dce5d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,229,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 5.09, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(101.54,20%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(101.54,5.68%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9577,-5.3333,5.2819) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9292,76.2121,75.9905) |