Spring Tide 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 | #663219 |
| Complementary Color | #e5b299 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Tide Color. The Dun Morogh 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 soft alternative called Alaskan Wind (#bae3eb) for more calm effect. Try Early Forget-Me-Not as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5b299 is the best complementary color to Spring Tide. 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 #99cde6 complementary color is Cashmere, 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 Cornflower are #99e5d8 and #99a6e5. Thus found on the left and right of #99cde6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Water Leaf and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Spring Tide.
The split-complementary Spring Tide palette consists of #e5d899 and #e599a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5b299). Try Zombie and Kobi colors in combination with #99cde6, 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 #99cde6 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 Spring Tide. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, Light Wisteria, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #99cde6 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. Spring Tide tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e5b299) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e599cc and #99e5b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #99cde6 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Tide has a hue angle of 199.48°, a saturation of 60.63% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99cde6 is made of 30.2% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #99cde6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,205,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 9.81, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(199.48,60.63%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.48,33.48%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.698,-10.8895,-17.7791) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2511,56.1481,83.1048) |