Sicily Sea is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3e3952 |
| Complementary Color | #b2adc6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sicily Sea Color. The Celeste color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Simply Sage (#a7a996) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Summer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b2adc6 is the best complementary color to Sicily Sea. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1c6ad complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Ash are #c6bead and #b4c6ad. Thus found on the left and right of #c1c6ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bison Hide and Rainee colors as they work well with Sicily Sea.
The split-complementary Sicily Sea palette consists of #beadc6 and #adb4c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2adc6). Try London Hue and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c1c6ad, 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 #c1c6ad offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sicily Sea. Thus Lily and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sicily Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Opal, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1c6ad square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sicily Sea tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b2adc6) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silk – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adc1c6 and #c6b2ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1c6ad is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sicily Sea has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 17.99% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1c6ad is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c1c6ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,198,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 9.81, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(72,17.99%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,12.63%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8929,-6.1236,11.9446) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7292,54.7428,47.4806) |