Light Continental Waters is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #502a27 |
| Complementary Color | #d8b1ae |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Continental Waters Color. The Valley of Tears color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tahoe Blue (#94b8c1) for more calm effect. Try Bubbles in the Air as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d8b1ae is the best complementary color to Light Continental Waters. 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 #afd5d8 complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Ziggurat are #aed8c6 and #aec0d8. Thus found on the left and right of #afd5d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Light Continental Waters.
The split-complementary Light Continental Waters palette consists of #d8c6ae and #d8aec0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8b1ae). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #afd5d8, 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 #afd5d8 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 Light Continental Waters. Thus Green Mist and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Continental Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #afd5d8 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. Light Continental Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d8b1ae) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8aed5 and #aed8b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #afd5d8 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Light Continental Waters has a hue angle of 184.39°, a saturation of 34.45% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afd5d8 is made of 16.08% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #afd5d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,213,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 1.18, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(184.39,34.45%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.39,18.98%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7325,-11.7925,-5.6351) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8681,61.6603,74.0282) |