Ice Cold Stare is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #4e2e03 |
| Complementary Color | #fcdbb1 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Cold Stare Color. The Platonic Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chromis Damsel Blue (#82cafc) for more energetic effect. Try Veiling Waterfalls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fcdbb1 is the best complementary color to Ice Cold Stare. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1d1fc complementary color is Light Apricot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sail are #b1f6fc and #b6b1fc. Thus found on the left and right of #b1d1fc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Pass and Melrose colors as they work well with Ice Cold Stare.
The split-complementary Ice Cold Stare palette consists of #f6fcb1 and #fcb6b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fcdbb1). Try Drover and Melon colors in combination with #b1d1fc, 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 #b1d1fc offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ice Cold Stare. Thus Reef and Lavender Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ice Cold Stare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Light Apricot, Lavender Rose, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1d1fc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ice Cold Stare tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fcdbb1) and two others. The Lavender Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aero Blue – 120° from the complementary Light Apricot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fcb1d0 and #b1fcdb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1d1fc is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Cold Stare has a hue angle of 214.4°, a saturation of 92.59% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1d1fc is made of 29.41% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #b1d1fc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,209,252) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 16.86, 0, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(214.4,92.59%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.4,29.76%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9008,-0.9768,-24.517) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5026,61.9763,100.9747) |