Honesty is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #201416 |
| Complementary Color | #ebdee0 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 89.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Honesty Color. The Green Wave color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Opal Blue (#c3ddd6) for more energetic effect. Try Meander Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebdee0 is the best complementary color to Honesty. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfebe9 complementary color is Soft Peach, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #deebe3 and #dee6eb. Thus found on the left and right of #dfebe9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gin and Mystic colors as they work well with Honesty.
The split-complementary Honesty palette consists of #ebe3de and #ebdee6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebdee0). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #dfebe9, 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 #dfebe9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Honesty. Thus Satin Linen and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honesty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Peach, Snuff, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfebe9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Honesty tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ebdee0) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Brook – 120° from the complementary Soft Peach. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9deeb and #e0ebde.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfebe9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Honesty has a hue angle of 170°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfebe9 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #dfebe9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,235,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0, 0.79, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(170,23.08%,89.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170,5.11%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.1263,-4.3365,-0.4191) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8477,80.9878,88.7781) |