Shimmering Brook 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 | #9b4c2c |
| Complementary Color | #d38363 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shimmering Brook Color. The Not a Cloud in Sight color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca) for more calm effect. Try Tall Waves as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d38363 is the best complementary color to Shimmering Brook. 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 #64b3d3 complementary color is Japonica, 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 Shakespeare are #63d3bb and #637bd3. Thus found on the left and right of #64b3d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Shimmering Brook.
The split-complementary Shimmering Brook palette consists of #d3bb63 and #d3637b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d38363). Try Tacha and Charm colors in combination with #64b3d3, 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 #64b3d3 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 Shimmering Brook. Thus Celery and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shimmering Brook contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #64b3d3 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. Shimmering Brook tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d38363) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d363b2 and #63d384.
In a RGB color space, hex #64b3d3 is made of 20% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Shimmering Brook has a hue angle of 197.3°, a saturation of 55.78% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #64b3d3 is made of 43.53% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #64b3d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,179,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 37%, 43% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 12.55, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(197.3,55.78%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.3,52.61%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2214,-15.4388,-23.6304) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1335,39.6527,67.5354) |