Skylark Color

#c1e4f0

Skylark 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 #3e1b0f
Complementary Color #f0cdc1
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.9% (better contrasting with black)
Skylark Color Sample
Skylark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1e4f0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skylark Color. The Mediterranean Charm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Legacy Blue (#9ec9e2) for more calm effect. Try Sail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f0cdc1 is the best complementary color to Skylark. 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 #c1e4f0 complementary color is Beauty Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #c1f0e4 and #c1ccf0. Thus found on the left and right of #c1e4f0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Skylark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Skylark palette consists of #f0e4c1 and #f0c1cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f0cdc1). Try Mint Julep and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #c1e4f0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c1e4f0 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 Skylark. Thus Caper and We Peep giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Skylark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1e4f0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Skylark tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f0cdc1) and two others. The We Peep is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f0c1e3 and #c1f0cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1e4f0 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Skylark has a hue angle of 195.32°, a saturation of 61.04% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1e4f0 is made of 18.43% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #c1e4f0
RGB Decimal rgb(193,228,240)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 18.43, 4.71, 0, 5.88
HSL hsl(195.32,61.04%,84.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.32,19.58%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5028,-8.8816,-9.6509)
XYZ xyz(65.4639,73.1155,93.1005)
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