Northrend 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 | #460d00 |
| Complementary Color | #ffc5b9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northrend Color. The Columbia Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tranquil Pool (#88ddff) for more calm effect. Try Pattens Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffc5b9 is the best complementary color to Northrend. 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 #b9f2ff complementary color is Your Pink, 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 French Pass are #b9ffe9 and #b9ceff. Thus found on the left and right of #b9f2ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aero Blue and Periwinkle colors as they work well with Northrend.
The split-complementary Northrend palette consists of #ffe9b9 and #ffb9ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffc5b9). Try Colonial White and Cotton Candy colors in combination with #b9f2ff, 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 #b9f2ff 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 Northrend. Thus Australian Mint and Cotton Candy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northrend contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Your Pink, Mauve, and Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9f2ff 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. Northrend tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ffc5b9) and two others. The Cotton Candy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snowy Mint – 120° from the complementary Your Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffb9f2 and #b9ffc6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9f2ff is made of 27% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Northrend has a hue angle of 191.14°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9f2ff is made of 27.45% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #b9f2ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,242,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 5.1, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(191.14,100%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.14,27.45%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.1488,-15.0349,-12.1104) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8097,81.0385,106.5704) |