Lake Stream 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 | #c1947c |
| Complementary Color | #83553e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Stream Color. The Cold Sea Currents color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Velvet Evening (#33505e) for more calm effect. Try Jay Bird as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#83553e is the best complementary color to Lake Stream. 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 #3e6b83 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Ming are #3e8378 and #3e4883. Thus found on the left and right of #3e6b83 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Lake Stream.
The split-complementary Lake Stream palette consists of #83783e and #833e48 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83553e). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #3e6b83, 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 #3e6b83 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 Lake Stream. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lake Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e6b83 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. Lake Stream tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#83553e) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #833e6b and #3e8355.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e6b83 is made of 21% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Stream has a hue angle of 200.87°, a saturation of 35.75% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e6b83 is made of 27.06% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #3e6b83 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,107,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 36%, 44% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 9.41, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(200.87,35.75%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.87,52.67%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0306,-8.2874,-18.0527) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.341,13.1782,23.4186) |