Arctic Glow is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #362e16 |
| Complementary Color | #e8e1c9 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Glow 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 Artesian Pool (#a6bee1) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Phlox as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8e1c9 is the best complementary color to Arctic Glow. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d1e9 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 warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c9e1e8 and #d1c9e8. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d1e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Prelude colors as they work well with Arctic Glow.
The split-complementary Arctic Glow palette consists of #e1e8c9 and #e8d1c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8e1c9). Try Beryl Green and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #c9d1e9, 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 #c9d1e9 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 Arctic Glow. Thus Zanah and Oyster Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Skeptic split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d1e9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arctic Glow tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e8e1c9) and two others. The Oyster Pink 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 #e8c9d1 and #c9e8e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d1e9 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Glow has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d1e9 is made of 12.55% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d1e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,209,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 9.41, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(225,42.11%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,13.73%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.9145,2.0214,-12.7356) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5958,63.9016,86.1786) |