Lake Placid is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #514643 |
| Complementary Color | #bcb1ae |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Placid Color. The French Colony color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Window Grey (#989ea1) for more calm effect. Try Symmetry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcb1ae is the best complementary color to Lake Placid. 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 #aeb9bc complementary color is Tide, 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 Tower Gray are #aebcb8 and #aeb2bc. Thus found on the left and right of #aeb9bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Bombay colors as they work well with Lake Placid.
The split-complementary Lake Placid palette consists of #bcb8ae and #bcaeb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcb1ae). Try Tide and Pink Swan colors in combination with #aeb9bc, 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 #aeb9bc 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 Placid. Thus Eagle and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lake Placid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeb9bc 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 Placid tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bcb1ae) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcaeb9 and #aebcb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeb9bc is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Placid has a hue angle of 192.86°, a saturation of 9.46% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeb9bc is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #aeb9bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,185,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.18, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(192.86,9.46%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.86,7.45%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3987,-3.2073,-2.8392) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8816,47.3274,54.3993) |