Carefree Color

#dce9e9

Carefree is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta

Inverse Color #231616
Complementary Color #e8dcdc
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.82% (better contrasting with black)
Carefree Color Sample
Carefree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dce9e9

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carefree Color. The Pale Icelandish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Alexandrian Sky (#bcd9dc) for more energetic effect. Try Meander Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e8dcdc is the best complementary color to Carefree. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce9e9 complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #dce8e2 and #dce2e8. Thus found on the left and right of #dce9e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Carefree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carefree palette consists of #e8e2dc and #e8dce2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dcdc). Try Pearl Bush and Lola colors in combination with #dce9e9, 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 #dce9e9 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 Carefree. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carefree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Mischka, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce9e9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green 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. Carefree tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e8dcdc) and two others. The Lola 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 #e8dce8 and #dce8dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dce9e9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Carefree has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 22.81% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce9e9 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #dce9e9
RGB Decimal rgb(220,233,233)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.1, 0, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(180,22.81%,88.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,5.58%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.4044,-4.3005,-1.5003)
XYZ xyz(73.3621,79.3767,88.5454)
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