Steel Me Color

#ddd5ce

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

Inverse Color #222a31
Complementary Color #cdd6dd
Color Shade: warm red (28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
Steel Me Color Sample
Steel Me Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddd5ce

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Me Color. The Statued color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Osprey Nest (#ccbab1) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Parchment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdd6dd is the best complementary color to Steel Me. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd5ce complementary color is Geyser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #ddcdce and #dddccd. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd5ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Steel Me.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Steel Me palette consists of #cdcedd and #cddddc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdd6dd). Try Mischka and Nebula colors in combination with #ddd5ce, 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 #ddd5ce offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steel Me. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Steel Me contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Tasman, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd5ce square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Steel Me tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cdd6dd) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdddd5 and #ddcdd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddd5ce is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Me has a hue angle of 28°, a saturation of 18.07% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd5ce is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddd5ce
RGB Decimal rgb(221,213,206)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 5.89, 13.33
HSL hsl(28,18.07%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28,6.79%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.714,1.5361,4.4213)
XYZ xyz(64.7536,67.4169,67.9924)
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