Shasta Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #caa38b |
| Complementary Color | #734d35 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shasta Lake Color. The Phenomenon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Muted Blue (#3b719f) for more energetic effect. Try Salty Dog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#734d35 is the best complementary color to Shasta Lake. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #355c74 complementary color is Shingle Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #35736c and #353c73. Thus found on the left and right of #355c74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Rhino colors as they work well with Shasta Lake.
The split-complementary Shasta Lake palette consists of #736c35 and #73353c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#734d35). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #355c74, 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 #355c74 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 Shasta Lake. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shasta Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Eminence, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #355c74 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shasta Lake tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#734d35) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73355b and #35734d.
In a RGB color space, hex #355c74 is made of 20% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Shasta Lake has a hue angle of 202.86°, a saturation of 37.28% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #355c74 is made of 24.71% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #355c74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,92,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 9.41, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(202.86,37.28%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.86,54.31%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2474,-6.3784,-17.8474) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4477,9.6721,17.9447) |