Gossamer Wings 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 | #171116 |
| Complementary Color | #eee8ed |
| Color Shade: | mid green (130° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gossamer Wings Color. The Sentinel 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 Aruba Aqua (#d1ded3) for more energetic effect. Try Light Dry Lichen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eee8ed is the best complementary color to Gossamer Wings. 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 #e8eee9 complementary color is Lola, 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 #eaeee8 and #e8eeec. Thus found on the left and right of #e8eee9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Porcelain colors as they work well with Gossamer Wings.
The split-complementary Gossamer Wings palette consists of #eee8ea and #ece8ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eee8ed). Try Ebb and Athens Gray colors in combination with #e8eee9, 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 #e8eee9 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 Gossamer Wings. Thus Ebb and Athens Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gossamer Wings contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Athens Gray, and Cararra split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8eee9 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. Gossamer Wings tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#eee8ed) and two others. The Athens Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cararra – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9e8ee and #edeee8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8eee9 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gossamer Wings has a hue angle of 130°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 92.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8eee9 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #e8eee9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,238,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 1.96, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(130,15%,92.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(130,2.52%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.5321,-2.8831,1.7092) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.5612,84.1881,89.2001) |