Moon Drop Color

#ddd5c9

Moon Drop is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #222a36
Complementary Color #c8d1dd
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.75% (better contrasting with black)
Moon Drop Color Sample
Moon Drop Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddd5c9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Drop Color. The Stylish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Distant Tan (#cfbda5) for more energetic effect. Try Wise Owl as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c8d1dd is the best complementary color to Moon Drop. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd5c9 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sisal are #ddcbc8 and #dbddc8. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Moon Drop.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moon Drop palette consists of #cac8dd and #c8dbdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8d1dd). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #ddd5c9, 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 #ddd5c9 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moon Drop. Thus Blue Haze and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moon Drop contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd5c9 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Moon Drop tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c8d1dd) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8ddd5 and #ddc8d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddd5c9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Drop has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 22.73% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd5c9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddd5c9
RGB Decimal rgb(221,213,201)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 7.85, 13.33
HSL hsl(36,22.73%,82.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,9.05%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.5936,0.6968,6.8944)
XYZ xyz(64.1557,67.1777,64.8436)
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