Path to the Sky 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 | #3b1117 |
| Complementary Color | #eec3ca |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Path to the Sky Color. The Polar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aqua Wish (#a0e3d1) for more calm effect. Try Off Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eec3ca is the best complementary color to Path to the Sky. 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 #c4eee8 complementary color is Beauty Bush, 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 Cruise are #c3eed3 and #c3dfee. Thus found on the left and right of #c4eee8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Path to the Sky.
The split-complementary Path to the Sky palette consists of #eed3c3 and #eec3df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eec3ca). Try Almond and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #c4eee8, 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 #c4eee8 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 Path to the Sky. Thus Fall Green and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Path to the Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, French Lilac, and Tahuna Sands split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4eee8 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. Path to the Sky tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#eec3ca) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tea Green – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8c3ee and #caeec3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4eee8 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Path to the Sky has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 55.26% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4eee8 is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #c4eee8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,238,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 0, 2.35, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(171.43,55.26%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171.43,17.65%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.1034,-14.6695,-1.6054) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.905,78.711,87.9577) |