Cautious Grey Color

#dfd8d9

Cautious Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #202726
Complementary Color #d8dfde
Color Shade: cool red (351.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.08% (better contrasting with black)
Cautious Grey Color Sample
Cautious Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfd8d9

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cautious Grey Color. The Ancestral color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aroma (#d3c1c5) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Linen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8dfde is the best complementary color to Cautious Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfd8d9 complementary color is Nebula, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #dfd8dc and #dfdad8. Thus found on the left and right of #dfd8d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bon Jour and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Cautious Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cautious Grey palette consists of #d8dcdf and #d8dfda colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8dfde). Try Iron and Tasman colors in combination with #dfd8d9, 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 #dfd8d9 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cautious Grey. Thus Mischka and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cautious Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nebula, Quill Gray, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfd8d9 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Cautious Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d8dfde) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Nebula. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9dfd8 and #ded8df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfd8d9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cautious Grey has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 9.86% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfd8d9 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfd8d9
RGB Decimal rgb(223,216,217)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 2.35, 12.55
HSL hsl(351.43,9.86%,86.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.43,3.14%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9033,2.5696,0.3498)
XYZ xyz(67.5117,69.8095,75.562)
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