Serene Setting 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 | #3a2d26 |
| Complementary Color | #d9ccc5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Serene Setting Color. The Sea Breeze 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 Wood Pigeon (#aabbcc) for more energetic effect. Try Frozen Tundra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9ccc5 is the best complementary color to Serene Setting. 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 #c5d2d9 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #c5d9d6 and #c5c7d9. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d2d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Serene Setting.
The split-complementary Serene Setting palette consists of #d9d6c5 and #d9c5c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9ccc5). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c5d2d9, 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 #c5d2d9 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 Serene Setting. Thus Moon Mist and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serene Setting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Chatelle, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d2d9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Serene Setting tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9ccc5) 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 #d9c5d1 and #c5d9cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5d2d9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Serene Setting has a hue angle of 201°, a saturation of 20.83% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d2d9 is made of 7.85% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #c5d2d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,210,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 2.75, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(201,20.83%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201,9.22%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.4283,-3.022,-4.9754) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5969,62.9733,74.7123) |