Light Sea Cliff is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #462b18 |
| Complementary Color | #e7cbb9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Sea Cliff Color. The Fleck 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 Gallery Blue (#9bbce4) for more energetic effect. Try Aegean Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7cbb9 is the best complementary color to Light Sea Cliff. 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 #b9d4e7 complementary color is Double Spanish White, 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 Spindle are #b9e7e3 and #b9bce7. Thus found on the left and right of #b9d4e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Light Sea Cliff.
The split-complementary Light Sea Cliff palette consists of #e7e3b9 and #e7b9bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7cbb9). Try Double Spanish White and Rose Fog colors in combination with #b9d4e7, 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 #b9d4e7 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 Light Sea Cliff. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Sea Cliff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, French Lilac, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9d4e7 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. Light Sea Cliff tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7cbb9) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Double Spanish White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7b9d4 and #b9e7cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9d4e7 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Sea Cliff has a hue angle of 204.78°, a saturation of 48.94% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9d4e7 is made of 18.04% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b9d4e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,212,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 7.45, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(204.78,48.94%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.78,19.91%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.5322,-4.9809,-12.3588) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9749,63.1708,84.7389) |