Elation is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #20231a |
| Complementary Color | #e2e5db |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Elation Color. The Posture & Pose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dreamweaver (#ccc6d7) for more energetic effect. Try Laughing Jack as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e2e5db is the best complementary color to Elation. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfdce5 complementary color is Green White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dbdde5 and #e3dbe5. Thus found on the left and right of #dfdce5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Mischka colors as they work well with Elation.
The split-complementary Elation palette consists of #dde5db and #e5e3db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e5db). Try Gray Nurse and Westar colors in combination with #dfdce5, 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 #dfdce5 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elation. Thus Tasman and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green White, Ebb, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfdce5 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elation tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#e2e5db) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Green White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5dedb and #dbe2e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfdce5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Elation has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 14.75% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfdce5 is made of 2.35% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #dfdce5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,220,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 3.53, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(260,14.75%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,3.93%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.2238,2.6527,-4.0463) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.1675,72.5315,84.4305) |