White Lie Color

#dededc

White Lie 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 #212123
Complementary Color #dcdcde
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
White Lie Color Sample
White Lie Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dededc

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to White Lie Color. The Silver Sateen 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 Whitewash Oak (#cac9c0) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Marlin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcdcde is the best complementary color to White Lie. 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 #dededc complementary color is Iron, 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 Quill Gray are #dedddc and #dddedc. Thus found on the left and right of #dededc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alto and Quill Gray colors as they work well with White Lie.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Lie palette consists of #dddcde and #dcddde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcdcde). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dededc, 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 #dededc 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 White Lie. Thus Bon Jour and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Lie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Iron, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #dededc 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. White Lie tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dcdcde) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Alto – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcdede and #dedcdc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dededc is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode White Lie has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 2.94% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dededc is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #dededc
RGB Decimal rgb(222,222,220)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0.79, 12.94
HSL hsl(60,2.94%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,0.9%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.4188,-0.3531,0.9687)
XYZ xyz(69.1637,72.9395,78.1435)
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