Vanilla Ice Smoke 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 | #36251d |
| Complementary Color | #e2d1c8 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vanilla Ice Smoke Color. The Iced Aqua 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 Drip (#a6ccd6) for more energetic effect. Try Simpatico Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2d1c8 is the best complementary color to Vanilla Ice Smoke. 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 #c9dae2 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 Botticelli are #c8e2dd and #c8cde2. Thus found on the left and right of #c9dae2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Vanilla Ice Smoke.
The split-complementary Vanilla Ice Smoke palette consists of #e2ddc8 and #e2c8cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2d1c8). Try Satin Linen and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c9dae2, 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 #c9dae2 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 Vanilla Ice Smoke. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vanilla Ice Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9dae2 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. Vanilla Ice Smoke tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e2d1c8) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2c8d9 and #c8e2d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9dae2 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Vanilla Ice Smoke has a hue angle of 199.2°, a saturation of 30.12% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9dae2 is made of 9.81% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #c9dae2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,218,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 3.14, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(199.2,30.12%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.2,11.06%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0321,-4.1053,-5.8762) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8863,68.0513,81.7723) |