Light Shimmer is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5c2b10 |
| Complementary Color | #eebea3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Shimmer Color. The Sail to the Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Salty Ice (#cce2f3) for more calm effect. Try Blue Shutters as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eebea3 is the best complementary color to Light Shimmer. 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 #a3d4ef complementary color is Mandys Pink, 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 Blizzard Blue are #a3eee3 and #a3adee. Thus found on the left and right of #a3d4ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blizzard Blue and Perano colors as they work well with Light Shimmer.
The split-complementary Light Shimmer palette consists of #eee3a3 and #eea3ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eebea3). Try Primrose and Sea Pink colors in combination with #a3d4ef, 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 #a3d4ef 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 Light Shimmer. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Shimmer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mandys Pink, Biloba Flower, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3d4ef 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. Light Shimmer tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eebea3) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Mandys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eea3d3 and #a3eebe.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3d4ef is made of 27% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Light Shimmer has a hue angle of 201.32°, a saturation of 70.37% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3d4ef is made of 29.81% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #a3d4ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,212,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 29.81, 10.59, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(201.32,70.37%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.32,31.8%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4354,-9.5935,-18.3955) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2277,61.1055,90.5978) |