Skylight is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #371f1f |
| Complementary Color | #e0c7c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skylight Color. The Sheikh Zayed White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plume (#a5cfd5) for more energetic effect. Try Wave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0c7c7 is the best complementary color to Skylight. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8e0e0 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #c7e0d3 and #c7d3e0. Thus found on the left and right of #c8e0e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Botticelli colors as they work well with Skylight.
The split-complementary Skylight palette consists of #e0d3c7 and #e0c7d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0c7c7). Try Wafer and Twilight colors in combination with #c8e0e0, 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 #c8e0e0 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 Skylight. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skylight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8e0e0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Skylight tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e0c7c7) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0c7e0 and #c7e0c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8e0e0 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Skylight has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 27.91% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8e0e0 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #c8e0e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,224,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 0, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(180,27.91%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,10.71%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.4716,-7.9139,-2.7087) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9296,70.9725,80.8506) |