Cloudy Sky Color

#c2d5da

Cloudy Sky 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 #3d2a25
Complementary Color #dac6c2
Color Shade: mid cyan (192.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.78% (better contrasting with black)
Cloudy Sky Color Sample
Cloudy Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2d5da

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Sky Color. The Airborne color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Breeze (#a4bfce) for more energetic effect. Try Agua Fría as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dac6c2 is the best complementary color to Cloudy Sky. 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 #c2d5da complementary color is Wafer, 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 Jungle Mist are #c2dad3 and #c2c9da. Thus found on the left and right of #c2d5da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Cloudy Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cloudy Sky palette consists of #dad3c2 and #dac2c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dac6c2). Try Sisal and Wafer colors in combination with #c2d5da, 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 #c2d5da 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 Cloudy Sky. Thus Tana and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cloudy Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2d5da 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. Cloudy Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dac6c2) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dac2d5 and #c2dac6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2d5da is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy Sky has a hue angle of 192.5°, a saturation of 24.49% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2d5da is made of 9.41% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #c2d5da
RGB Decimal rgb(194,213,218)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 9.41, 1.96, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(192.5,24.49%,80.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192.5,11.01%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.0281,-5.3646,-4.6469)
XYZ xyz(58.6973,64.1198,75.6123)
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