Envious Pastel is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #220c3d |
| Complementary Color | #d7c2f3 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Envious Pastel Color. The Crystal Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Reef Refractions (#d1ef9f) for more energetic effect. Try Futon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7c2f3 is the best complementary color to Envious Pastel. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddf3c2 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tusk are #f3f0c2 and #c4f3c2. Thus found on the left and right of #ddf3c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tusk and Madang colors as they work well with Envious Pastel.
The split-complementary Envious Pastel palette consists of #f0c2f3 and #c2c4f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7c2f3). Try French Lilac and Moon Raker colors in combination with #ddf3c2, 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 #ddf3c2 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Envious Pastel. Thus Azalea and Blizzard Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Envious Pastel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Mint Tulip, and Mandys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddf3c2 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Envious Pastel tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d7c2f3) and two others. The Blizzard Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sidecar – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2ddf3 and #f3d7c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddf3c2 is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Envious Pastel has a hue angle of 86.94°, a saturation of 67.12% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddf3c2 is made of 8.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #ddf3c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,243,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 37%, 29% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 0, 19.21, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(86.94,67.12%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.94,20.16%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.1755,-15.6214,21.2628) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.607,83.3684,63.3566) |