Lakeside Color

#adb8c0

Lakeside 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 #52473f
Complementary Color #c0b5ad
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Lakeside Color Sample
Lakeside Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #adb8c0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lakeside Color. The Sell Out color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Foghorn (#909fb2) for more energetic effect. Try Atom Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c0b5ad is the best complementary color to Lakeside. 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 #adb8c0 complementary color is Silk, 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 Tower Gray are #adc0be and #adaec0. Thus found on the left and right of #adb8c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Lakeside.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lakeside palette consists of #c0bead and #c0adae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0b5ad). Try Ash and Pink Swan colors in combination with #adb8c0, 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 #adb8c0 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 Lakeside. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lakeside contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #adb8c0 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. Lakeside tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c0b5ad) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0adb7 and #adc0b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #adb8c0 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lakeside has a hue angle of 205.26°, a saturation of 13.1% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adb8c0 is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #adb8c0
RGB Decimal rgb(173,184,192)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 7.45, 3.13, 0, 24.71
HSL hsl(205.26,13.1%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.26,9.9%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.1712,-2.2064,-5.3644)
XYZ xyz(43.8885,46.971,56.6223)
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