Pocket Lint is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #4a2a28 |
| Complementary Color | #d6b7b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pocket Lint Color. The Aloof color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called April Winds (#d5e2e5) for more calm effect. Try Era as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d6b7b5 is the best complementary color to Pocket Lint. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5d5d7 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b5d6c8 and #b5c4d6. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d5d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Casper colors as they work well with Pocket Lint.
The split-complementary Pocket Lint palette consists of #d6c7b5 and #d6b5c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6b7b5). Try Soft Amber and Blossom colors in combination with #b5d5d7, 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 #b5d5d7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pocket Lint. Thus Green Mist and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pocket Lint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Lavender Gray, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d5d7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pocket Lint tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d6b7b5) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6b5d4 and #b5d6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5d5d7 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pocket Lint has a hue angle of 183.53°, a saturation of 29.82% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d5d7 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #b5d5d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,213,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0.78, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(183.53,29.82%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.53,15.81%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0825,-10.1306,-4.5436) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.116,62.3186,73.4137) |