Northern Pond 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 | #5c4632 |
| Complementary Color | #cdb6a3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Pond Color. The Icecap color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wind Weaver (#c5d1d8) for more calm effect. Try Serene Setting as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cdb6a3 is the best complementary color to Northern Pond. 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 #a3b9cd complementary color is Vanilla, 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 Rock Blue are #a3cdcc and #a3a3cd. Thus found on the left and right of #a3b9cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Northern Pond.
The split-complementary Northern Pond palette consists of #cdcca3 and #cda3a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdb6a3). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #a3b9cd, 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 #a3b9cd 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 Northern Pond. Thus Sprout and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northern Pond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, London Hue, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3b9cd 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. Northern Pond tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cdb6a3) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cda3b9 and #a3cdb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3b9cd is made of 29% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Pond has a hue angle of 208.57°, a saturation of 29.58% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3b9cd is made of 16.47% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #a3b9cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,185,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 7.84, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(208.57,29.58%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.57,20.49%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1208,-3.2135,-12.6038) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4727,46.8922,64.5175) |