Melt Ice is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b341c |
| Complementary Color | #e3ccb4 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Melt Ice Color. The Myrtle Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iceberg (#dae4ee) for more calm effect. Try Dream Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3ccb4 is the best complementary color to Melt Ice. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4cbe3 complementary color is Grain Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #b4e2e3 and #b4b4e3. Thus found on the left and right of #b4cbe3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Melt Ice.
The split-complementary Melt Ice palette consists of #e2e3b4 and #e3b4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3ccb4). Try Beryl Green and Rose Fog colors in combination with #b4cbe3, 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 #b4cbe3 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 Melt Ice. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melt Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grain Brown, Melanie, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4cbe3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Melt Ice tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e3ccb4) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Grain Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3b4ca and #b4e3cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4cbe3 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Melt Ice has a hue angle of 210.64°, a saturation of 45.63% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4cbe3 is made of 18.43% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b4cbe3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,203,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 9.41, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(210.64,45.63%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.64,20.7%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.7172,-2.6578,-14.4748) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0435,57.9612,81.0123) |