Light Candela 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 | #362d20 |
| Complementary Color | #ded6c9 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Candela Color. The Simpatico Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Walls of Santorini (#e9edf1) for more calm effect. Try Seascape Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ded6c9 is the best complementary color to Light Candela. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d2df complementary color is Wafer, 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 Blue Haze are #c9dcde and #cbc9de. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d2df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Light Candela.
The split-complementary Light Candela palette consists of #dcdec9 and #decbc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded6c9). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c9d2df, 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 #c9d2df 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 Light Candela. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Candela contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d2df 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. Light Candela tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ded6c9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dec9d1 and #c9ded6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d2df is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Candela has a hue angle of 215.45°, a saturation of 25.58% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d2df is made of 8.63% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d2df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,210,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 5.1, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(215.45,25.58%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.45,9.87%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8816,-0.5286,-7.4664) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4533,63.8384,78.9479) |