Clear Pond is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b3334 |
| Complementary Color | #cbb4b5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Clear Pond Color. The Ripple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Envisage (#96bfb7) for more energetic effect. Try Glassware as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbb4b5 is the best complementary color to Clear Pond. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4cccb complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #b4cbbe and #b4c1cb. Thus found on the left and right of #b4cccb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Heather colors as they work well with Clear Pond.
The split-complementary Clear Pond palette consists of #cbbeb4 and #cbb4c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbb4b5). Try Silver Rust and Lily colors in combination with #b4cccb, 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 #b4cccb offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clear Pond. Thus Foggy Gray and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clear Pond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4cccb square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clear Pond tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#cbb4b5) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cab4cb and #b5cbb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4cccb is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Clear Pond has a hue angle of 177.5°, a saturation of 19.05% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4cccb is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #b4cccb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,204,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 0.39, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(177.5,19.05%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.5,11.76%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2924,-8.2366,-2.2447) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1947,57.2008,64.8425) |