La Paz Siesta Color

#c1e5ea

La Paz Siesta 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 #3e1a15
Complementary Color #e9c5c1
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
La Paz Siesta Color Sample
La Paz Siesta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1e5ea

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to La Paz Siesta Color. The Blue Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Intercoastal (#a0cdde) for more calm effect. Try Blue Carpenter Bee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9c5c1 is the best complementary color to La Paz Siesta. 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 #c1e5ea complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #c1e9da and #c1d0e9. Thus found on the left and right of #c1e5ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with La Paz Siesta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary La Paz Siesta palette consists of #e9dac1 and #e9c1d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9c5c1). Try Double Spanish White and Melanie colors in combination with #c1e5ea, 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 #c1e5ea 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 La Paz Siesta. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of La Paz Siesta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1e5ea square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. La Paz Siesta tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e9c5c1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9c1e4 and #c1e9c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1e5ea is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode La Paz Siesta has a hue angle of 187.32°, a saturation of 49.4% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1e5ea is made of 16.07% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #c1e5ea
RGB Decimal rgb(193,229,234)
RGB Percentage 29%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 16.07, 1.96, 0, 8.24
HSL hsl(187.32,49.4%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.32,17.52%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.5985,-10.6495,-6.3588)
XYZ xyz(64.8629,73.3166,88.5748)
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