Post Apocalyptic Cloud Color

#c8cdd8

Post Apocalyptic Cloud 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 #373227
Complementary Color #d8d3c8
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Post Apocalyptic Cloud Color Sample
Post Apocalyptic Cloud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8cdd8

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Post Apocalyptic Cloud Color. The Perseverance 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 soft alternative called Timeless Lilac (#afb2c4) for more calm effect. Try Hundred Waters as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8d3c8 is the best complementary color to Post Apocalyptic Cloud. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8cdd8 complementary color is Swirl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #c8d5d8 and #cbc8d8. Thus found on the left and right of #c8cdd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Ghost colors as they work well with Post Apocalyptic Cloud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Post Apocalyptic Cloud palette consists of #d5d8c8 and #d8cbc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8d3c8). Try Moon Mist and Swirl colors in combination with #c8cdd8, 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 #c8cdd8 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 Post Apocalyptic Cloud. Thus Tasman and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Post Apocalyptic Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Lola, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8cdd8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Post Apocalyptic Cloud tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d8d3c8) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8c8cd and #c8d8d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8cdd8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Post Apocalyptic Cloud has a hue angle of 221.25°, a saturation of 17.02% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8cdd8 is made of 6.28% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #c8cdd8
RGB Decimal rgb(200,205,216)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 6.28, 4.32, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(221.25,17.02%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.25,7.41%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3249,0.3948,-6.0468)
XYZ xyz(58.0454,60.8999,73.6613)
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