Lake Reflection is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #622724 |
| Complementary Color | #daa09d |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Reflection Color. The Quick-Freeze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Water Flow (#7ac6d9) for more energetic effect. Try Thredbo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#daa09d is the best complementary color to Lake Reflection. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9dd8db complementary color is Can Can, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #9ddabf and #9db9da. Thus found on the left and right of #9dd8db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Lake Reflection.
The split-complementary Lake Reflection palette consists of #dabf9d and #da9db9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daa09d). Try Cameo and Can Can colors in combination with #9dd8db, 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 #9dd8db offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lake Reflection. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lake Reflection contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Can Can, Light Wisteria, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dd8db square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Reflection tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#daa09d) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Can Can. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #da9dd7 and #9ddaa0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9dd8db is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Reflection has a hue angle of 182.9°, a saturation of 46.27% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dd8db is made of 24.31% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #9dd8db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,216,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 24.31, 1.17, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(182.9,46.27%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.9,28.31%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.5903,-18.0036,-7.558) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2467,61.3943,76.1671) |