Pacific Breeze 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 | #3e2418 |
| Complementary Color | #e6cdc1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Breeze Color. The Midwinter Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Children's Soft Blue (#a1ced7) for more calm effect. Try Metal Gear as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e6cdc1 is the best complementary color to Pacific Breeze. 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 #c1dbe7 complementary color is Bone, 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 Ziggurat are #c1e6e0 and #c1c7e6. Thus found on the left and right of #c1dbe7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Pacific Breeze.
The split-complementary Pacific Breeze palette consists of #e6e0c1 and #e6c1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6cdc1). Try Stark White and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #c1dbe7, 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 #c1dbe7 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 Pacific Breeze. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pacific Breeze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1dbe7 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. Pacific Breeze tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e6cdc1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6c1da and #c1e6cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1dbe7 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Breeze has a hue angle of 198.95°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1dbe7 is made of 14.9% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #c1dbe7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,219,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 4.71, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(198.95,44.19%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.95,16.45%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8913,-6.1441,-8.7885) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7476,67.77,85.4278) |