Ice Cave Color

#a0beda

Ice Cave 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 #5f4125
Complementary Color #dabca0
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.97° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with white)
Ice Cave Color Sample
Ice Cave Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0beda

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Cave Color. The Magic Wand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purification (#c3dce9) for more energetic effect. Try Wisteria Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dabca0 is the best complementary color to Ice Cave. 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 #a0beda complementary color is Cameo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #a0dad9 and #a0a1da. Thus found on the left and right of #a0beda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Ice Cave.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ice Cave palette consists of #dad9a0 and #daa0a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dabca0). Try Sapling and Can Can colors in combination with #a0beda, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a0beda 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 Ice Cave. Thus Deco and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ice Cave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0beda square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ice Cave tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dabca0) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #daa0be and #a0dabb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0beda is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Cave has a hue angle of 208.97°, a saturation of 43.94% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0beda is made of 22.74% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #a0beda
RGB Decimal rgb(160,190,218)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 22.74, 10.98, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(208.97,43.94%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.97,26.61%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6763,-3.8327,-17.3467)
XYZ xyz(45.5655,49.3625,73.456)
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