Icy Brook is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #3e3526 |
| Complementary Color | #d9d0c1 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icy Brook Color. The Winter Haven color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Meadow Phlox (#a8afc7) for more calm effect. Try Lovely Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9d0c1 is the best complementary color to Icy Brook. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1cad9 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #c1d5d9 and #c4c1d9. Thus found on the left and right of #c1cad9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Icy Brook.
The split-complementary Icy Brook palette consists of #d6d9c1 and #d9c4c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d0c1). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c1cad9, 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 #c1cad9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Icy Brook. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icy Brook contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1cad9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icy Brook tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d9d0c1) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9c1ca and #c1d9d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1cad9 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Icy Brook has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1cad9 is made of 9.41% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #c1cad9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,202,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 5.88, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,24%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,11.06%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0648,-0.1231,-8.5055) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6372,58.5883,74.0219) |