Cloudy Valley 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 | #4e3929 |
| Complementary Color | #d6c0b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Valley Color. The Matte Blue 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 Ocean Bubble (#8cadcd) for more energetic effect. Try Dockside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6c0b0 is the best complementary color to Cloudy Valley. 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 #b1c6d6 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 Casper are #b0d6d3 and #b0b3d6. Thus found on the left and right of #b1c6d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Cloudy Valley.
The split-complementary Cloudy Valley palette consists of #d6d3b0 and #d6b0b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6c0b0). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b1c6d6, 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 #b1c6d6 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 Cloudy Valley. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloudy Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1c6d6 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. Cloudy Valley tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d6c0b0) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6b0c6 and #b0d6c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1c6d6 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy Valley has a hue angle of 205.95°, a saturation of 31.09% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1c6d6 is made of 14.51% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #b1c6d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,198,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 6.27, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(205.95,31.09%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.95,17.29%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8047,-3.7712,-10.3783) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4631,54.5903,71.4956) |