Silver Ash Color

#dddbd0

Silver Ash 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 #22242f
Complementary Color #d0d2dd
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.12% (better contrasting with black)
Silver Ash Color Sample
Silver Ash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dddbd0

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Ash Color. The Kitsilano Cookie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cantera (#cec5af) for more energetic effect. Try Salt Scrub as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0d2dd is the best complementary color to Silver Ash. 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 #dddbd0 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #ddd4d0 and #d8ddd0. Thus found on the left and right of #dddbd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Silver Ash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silver Ash palette consists of #d4d0dd and #d0d8dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d2dd). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dddbd0, 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 #dddbd0 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 Silver Ash. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silver Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Conch, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dddbd0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Silver Ash tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d0d2dd) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0dddb and #ddd0d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dddbd0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Ash has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 16.05% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dddbd0 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dddbd0
RGB Decimal rgb(221,219,208)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 5.1, 13.33
HSL hsl(50.77,16.05%,84.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.77,5.88%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.2851,-1.2365,5.6342)
XYZ xyz(66.5355,70.5893,69.7928)
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