Distant Cloud is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #1a1519 |
| Complementary Color | #e9e5e8 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (132° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Distant Cloud Color. The Aruba Aqua color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Valley Mist (#c9d5cb) for more energetic effect. Try Slow Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9e5e8 is the best complementary color to Distant Cloud. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5eae6 complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nurse are #e6e9e5 and #e5e9e8. Thus found on the left and right of #e5eae6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Black Haze colors as they work well with Distant Cloud.
The split-complementary Distant Cloud palette consists of #e9e5e6 and #e8e5e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e5e8). Try Bon Jour and Mischka colors in combination with #e5eae6, 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 #e5eae6 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Distant Cloud. Thus Ebb and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Distant Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Athens Gray, and Cararra split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5eae6 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Distant Cloud tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#e9e5e8) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cararra – 120° from the complementary Bon Jour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6e5e9 and #e8e9e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5eae6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Distant Cloud has a hue angle of 132°, a saturation of 10.64% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5eae6 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #e5eae6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,234,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 1.56, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(132,10.64%,90.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(132,2.14%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.2281,-2.3797,1.3451) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0188,81.2168,86.5327) |