Winter Lakes is calm, 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 | #a36830 |
| Complementary Color | #cf935c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Lakes Color. The Tufts Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dun Morogh Blue (#80b4dc) for more energetic effect. Try Heirloom Hydrangea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cf935c is the best complementary color to Winter Lakes. 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 #5c97cf complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Danube are #5ccfcd and #5c5dcf. Thus found on the left and right of #5c97cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Indigo colors as they work well with Winter Lakes.
The split-complementary Winter Lakes palette consists of #cfcd5c and #cf5c5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf935c). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #5c97cf, 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 #5c97cf 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 Winter Lakes. Thus Celery and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Lakes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c97cf 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. Winter Lakes tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cf935c) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf5c96 and #5ccf94.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c97cf is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Lakes has a hue angle of 209.22°, a saturation of 54.5% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c97cf is made of 45.1% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #5c97cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,151,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 46% |
| CMYK | 45.1, 21.96, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(209.22,54.5%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.22,55.56%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7052,-2.9894,-34.5853) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7427,28.9135,63.2029) |