Snowmelt is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #361916 |
| Complementary Color | #e8ccc9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Snowmelt Color. The French Pass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Indigo White (#ebf6f7) for more energetic effect. Try Aijiro White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e8ccc9 is the best complementary color to Snowmelt. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9e6e9 complementary color is Oyster Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #c9e8db and #c9d6e8. Thus found on the left and right of #c9e6e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Snowmelt.
The split-complementary Snowmelt palette consists of #e8dbc9 and #e8c9d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8ccc9). Try Bone and Melanie colors in combination with #c9e6e9, 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 #c9e6e9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Snowmelt. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Snowmelt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Prelude, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9e6e9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Snowmelt tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e8ccc9) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zanah – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8c9e5 and #c9e8cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9e6e9 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Snowmelt has a hue angle of 185.63°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 85.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9e6e9 is made of 12.55% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #c9e6e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,230,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 1.17, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(185.63,42.11%,85.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.63,13.73%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.3435,-8.8742,-4.6772) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0922,74.8943,88.0107) |