Sentimental Lady Color

#c4d3dc

Sentimental Lady 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 #3b2c23
Complementary Color #dccdc3
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Sentimental Lady Color Sample
Sentimental Lady Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4d3dc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sentimental Lady Color. The Blue Garter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Horror (#a2bad2) for more energetic effect. Try Misted Eve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dccdc3 is the best complementary color to Sentimental Lady. 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 #c4d3dc complementary color is Wafer, 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 Jungle Mist are #c3dcd9 and #c3c6dc. Thus found on the left and right of #c4d3dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Sentimental Lady.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sentimental Lady palette consists of #dcd9c3 and #dcc3c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dccdc3). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c4d3dc, 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 #c4d3dc 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 Sentimental Lady. Thus Tana and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sentimental Lady contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4d3dc 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. Sentimental Lady tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dccdc3) 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 #dcc3d3 and #c3dccd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4d3dc is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sentimental Lady has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 25.53% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4d3dc is made of 9.41% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #c4d3dc
RGB Decimal rgb(196,211,220)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 9.41, 3.52, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(202.5,25.53%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.5,10.91%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7004,-3.2754,-6.1783)
XYZ xyz(58.9775,63.4916,76.8568)
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