Star Mist 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 | #4c3931 |
| Complementary Color | #cebab3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Mist Color. The Mallard Lake 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 Trisha's Eyes (#8eb9c4) for more energetic effect. Try Dove Tail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cebab3 is the best complementary color to Star Mist. 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 #b3c6ce complementary color is Cold Turkey, 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 Heather are #b3cec8 and #b3b8ce. Thus found on the left and right of #b3c6ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Heather colors as they work well with Star Mist.
The split-complementary Star Mist palette consists of #cec8b3 and #ceb3b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cebab3). Try Soft Amber and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b3c6ce, 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 #b3c6ce 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 Star Mist. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3c6ce 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. Star Mist tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cebab3) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ceb3c6 and #b3cebb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3c6ce is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Star Mist has a hue angle of 197.78°, a saturation of 21.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3c6ce is made of 10.58% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #b3c6ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,198,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.58, 3.13, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(197.78,21.6%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.78,13.11%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7107,-4.8102,-6.1949) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9251,54.4281,66.2669) |