Paper Elephant is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #3a2f19 |
| Complementary Color | #e6dbc4 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Elephant Color. The French Lilac Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baltic Bream (#9fbbda) for more energetic effect. Try Awesome Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6dbc4 is the best complementary color to Paper Elephant. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5d0e6 complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c4e0e6 and #cac4e6. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d0e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Prelude colors as they work well with Paper Elephant.
The split-complementary Paper Elephant palette consists of #e0e6c4 and #e6cac4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6dbc4). Try Beryl Green and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #c5d0e6, 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 #c5d0e6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paper Elephant. Thus Zanah and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Elephant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d0e6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paper Elephant tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e6dbc4) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6c4cf and #c4e6db.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5d0e6 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Elephant has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 39.76% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d0e6 is made of 12.95% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #c5d0e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,208,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.95, 8.63, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(220,39.76%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,14.35%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2818,0.6568,-12.1152) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8648,62.6952,83.8091) |