Starburst is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #23181a |
| Complementary Color | #e6dcde |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Starburst Color. The Green Wave color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Icelandish (#bdd4d1) for more energetic effect. Try Opal Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e6dcde is the best complementary color to Starburst. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce7e5 complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #dce6df and #dce3e6. Thus found on the left and right of #dce7e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Geyser colors as they work well with Starburst.
The split-complementary Starburst palette consists of #e6dfdc and #e6dce3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6dcde). Try Ebb and Lola colors in combination with #dce7e5, 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 #dce7e5 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Starburst. Thus Cararra and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Starburst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Mischka, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce7e5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Starburst tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e6dcde) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4dce6 and #dee6dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce7e5 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Starburst has a hue angle of 169.09°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce7e5 is made of 4.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #dce7e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,231,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 0, 0.79, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(169.09,18.64%,88.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.09,4.76%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7911,-4.02,-0.3075) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.234,78.0246,85.3819) |