Light Daly Waters 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 | #3d1b18 |
| Complementary Color | #e7c4c1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Daly Waters 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 saturated alternative called Tourmaline Water Blue (#99d3df) for more energetic effect. Try Azul Primavera as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7c4c1 is the best complementary color to Light Daly Waters. 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 #c2e4e7 complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #c1e7d7 and #c1d1e7. Thus found on the left and right of #c2e4e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Light Daly Waters.
The split-complementary Light Daly Waters palette consists of #e7d7c1 and #e7c1d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7c4c1). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #c2e4e7, 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 #c2e4e7 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 Light Daly Waters. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Daly Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2e4e7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Daly Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e7c4c1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7c1e4 and #c1e7c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2e4e7 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Daly Waters has a hue angle of 184.86°, a saturation of 43.53% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2e4e7 is made of 14.51% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #c2e4e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,228,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 1.18, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(184.86,43.53%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.86,16.02%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.3167,-10.4498,-5.1922) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4153,72.7257,86.2437) |