Gentle Cold is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #3c1316 |
| Complementary Color | #ebc3c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentle Cold Color. The Glacier Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vidalia (#a1ddd4) for more calm effect. Try Sea Glass Teal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebc3c5 is the best complementary color to Gentle Cold. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3ece9 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #c3ebd4 and #c3daeb. Thus found on the left and right of #c3ece9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Gentle Cold.
The split-complementary Gentle Cold palette consists of #ebd4c3 and #ebc3da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebc3c5). Try Almond and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #c3ece9, 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 #c3ece9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gentle Cold. Thus Fall Green and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentle Cold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3ece9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gentle Cold tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ebc3c5) and two others. The French Lilac 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 #e9c3eb and #c6ebc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3ece9 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gentle Cold has a hue angle of 175.61°, a saturation of 51.9% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3ece9 is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #c3ece9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,236,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 0, 1.18, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(175.61,51.9%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.61,17.37%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.5403,-13.7746,-2.9602) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2091,77.4762,88.5029) |