Wishy-Washy Mint Color

#dde2d9

Wishy-Washy Mint is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #221d26
Complementary Color #ded9e2
Color Shade: yellow green (93.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.86% (better contrasting with black)
Wishy-Washy Mint Color Sample
Wishy-Washy Mint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dde2d9

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Wishy-Washy Mint Color. The Frosty Pine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gentle Calm (#c4cebf) for more calm effect. Try Hawthorne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ded9e2 is the best complementary color to Wishy-Washy Mint. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dde2d9 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #e1e2d9 and #d9e2d9. Thus found on the left and right of #dde2d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Westar and Tasman colors as they work well with Wishy-Washy Mint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wishy-Washy Mint palette consists of #e2d9e1 and #d9d9e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded9e2). Try Lola and Mischka colors in combination with #dde2d9, 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 #dde2d9 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wishy-Washy Mint. Thus Bon Jour and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wishy-Washy Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Geyser, and Swiss Coffee split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde2d9 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Wishy-Washy Mint tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#ded9e2) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Westar – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9dde2 and #e2ded9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dde2d9 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wishy-Washy Mint has a hue angle of 93.33°, a saturation of 13.43% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde2d9 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #dde2d9
RGB Decimal rgb(221,226,217)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 3.53, 11.37
HSL hsl(93.33,13.43%,86.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(93.33,3.98%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.2873,-3.2835,3.7975)
XYZ xyz(69.5395,74.7746,76.4135)
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