January Dawn Color

#dfe2e5

January Dawn is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #201d1a
Complementary Color #e5e2de
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
January Dawn Color Sample
January Dawn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfe2e5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to January Dawn Color. The Wind Weaver color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nefarious Blue (#c5ced8) for more energetic effect. Try Link Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5e2de is the best complementary color to January Dawn. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfe2e5 complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #dee4e5 and #dfdee5. Thus found on the left and right of #dfe2e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with January Dawn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary January Dawn palette consists of #e4e5de and #e5dede colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e2de). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #dfe2e5, 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 #dfe2e5 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the January Dawn. Thus Gray Nurse and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of January Dawn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Lola, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfe2e5 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green 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. January Dawn tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5e2de) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5dee2 and #dee5e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfe2e5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode January Dawn has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 10.34% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfe2e5 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #dfe2e5
RGB Decimal rgb(223,226,229)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 1.17, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(210,10.34%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,2.62%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.7375,-0.4561,-1.8234)
XYZ xyz(71.7706,75.7378,84.9649)
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