Light Ridge Light Color

#c3d5e5

Light Ridge Light 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 #3c2a1a
Complementary Color #e4d3c3
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.14% (better contrasting with black)
Light Ridge Light Color Sample
Light Ridge Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3d5e5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Ridge Light Color. The Monologue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Morning Mist (#e5edf1) for more calm effect. Try Valor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e4d3c3 is the best complementary color to Light Ridge Light. 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 #c3d5e5 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c3e4e3 and #c3c3e4. Thus found on the left and right of #c3d5e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Light Ridge Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Ridge Light palette consists of #e4e3c3 and #e4c3c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4d3c3). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #c3d5e5, 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 #c3d5e5 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 Light Ridge Light. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Ridge Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3d5e5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, 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. Light Ridge Light tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e4d3c3) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4c3d4 and #c3e4d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3d5e5 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Light Ridge Light has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 39.53% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3d5e5 is made of 13.33% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #c3d5e5
RGB Decimal rgb(195,213,229)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 13.33, 6.27, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(208.24,39.53%,83.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.24,14.85%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.4052,-2.8106,-9.9233)
XYZ xyz(60.4428,64.8477,83.4599)
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