Drifting Tide is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #201014 |
| Complementary Color | #efdfe3 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Drifting Tide Color. The Pinnacle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tame Teal (#c1e6df) for more energetic effect. Try Bleached Aqua as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#efdfe3 is the best complementary color to Drifting Tide. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfefeb complementary color is Soft Peach, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swans Down are #dfefe3 and #dfebef. Thus found on the left and right of #dfefeb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Harp and Catskill White colors as they work well with Drifting Tide.
The split-complementary Drifting Tide palette consists of #efe3df and #efdfeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efdfe3). Try Bizarre and Prim colors in combination with #dfefeb, 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 #dfefeb offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Drifting Tide. Thus White Rock and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Drifting Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Peach, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfefeb square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid 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. Drifting Tide tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#efdfe3) 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 #ebdfef and #e3efdf.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfefeb is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Drifting Tide has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfefeb is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #dfefeb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,239,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 1.57, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(165,33.33%,90.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,6.69%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.1976,-6.0008,0.1048) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.2933,83.4191,90.6777) |