Salisbury Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #222739 |
| Complementary Color | #c6cbdc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Salisbury Stone Color. The Stalactite Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sweet Vanilla (#eeebe6) for more calm effect. Try Metropolitan White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c6cbdc is the best complementary color to Salisbury Stone. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd8c6 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #dcccc6 and #d6dcc6. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd8c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Salisbury Stone.
The split-complementary Salisbury Stone palette consists of #ccc6dc and #c6d6dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cbdc). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #ddd8c6, 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 #ddd8c6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salisbury Stone. Thus Blue Haze and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salisbury Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd8c6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salisbury Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6cbdc) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6dcd7 and #dcc6cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddd8c6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Salisbury Stone has a hue angle of 46.96°, a saturation of 25.27% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd8c6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddd8c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,216,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 9.02, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(46.96,25.27%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.96,10.41%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2862,-1.3518,9.4727) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5677,68.5611,63.2566) |