Rice Paddy 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 | #202b4f |
| Complementary Color | #b0badf |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rice Paddy Color. The San Carlos Plaza color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vermicelli (#d1b791) for more calm effect. Try Creamy Nougat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0badf is the best complementary color to Rice Paddy. 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 #dfd4b0 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Grain Brown are #dfbcb0 and #d2dfb0. Thus found on the left and right of #dfd4b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Rice Paddy.
The split-complementary Rice Paddy palette consists of #bcb0df and #b0d2df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0badf). Try Cold Purple and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dfd4b0, 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 #dfd4b0 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rice Paddy. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rice Paddy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfd4b0 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. Rice Paddy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b0badf) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0dfd4 and #dfb0ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfd4b0 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rice Paddy has a hue angle of 45.96°, a saturation of 42.34% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfd4b0 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfd4b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,212,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 18.43, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(45.96,42.34%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.96,21.08%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9502,-1.9388,19.2001) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8114,65.9095,50.5383) |