Light Salt Spray 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 | #442c25 |
| Complementary Color | #dac2ba |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Salt Spray Color. The Continental Waters color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Adriatic Haze (#96c6cd) for more energetic effect. Try Gentle Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dac2ba is the best complementary color to Light Salt Spray. 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 #bbd3da 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 #badad1 and #bac3da. Thus found on the left and right of #bbd3da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Light Salt Spray.
The split-complementary Light Salt Spray palette consists of #dad1ba and #dabac3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dac2ba). Try Soft Amber and Pink Flare colors in combination with #bbd3da, 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 #bbd3da 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 Light Salt Spray. Thus Tana and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Salt Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Lavender Gray, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbd3da 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. Light Salt Spray tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dac2ba) 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 #dabad2 and #badac2.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbd3da is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Salt Spray has a hue angle of 193.55°, a saturation of 29.52% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbd3da is made of 12.16% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #bbd3da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,211,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 2.74, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(193.55,29.52%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.55,14.22%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0278,-6.5758,-6.1771) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4427,62.2153,75.3636) |