Melting Ice is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #351e26 |
| Complementary Color | #e1c9d1 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Melting Ice Color. The Whirlpool Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Celadon Sorbet (#b1dac6) for more energetic effect. Try Swimming Pool Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1c9d1 is the best complementary color to Melting Ice. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cae1d9 complementary color is Twilight, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #c9e1cd and #c9dde1. Thus found on the left and right of #cae1d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf Crest and Botticelli colors as they work well with Melting Ice.
The split-complementary Melting Ice palette consists of #e1cdc9 and #e1c9dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1c9d1). Try Wafer and Twilight colors in combination with #cae1d9, 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 #cae1d9 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melting Ice. Thus Pearl Bush and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melting Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twilight, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #cae1d9 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melting Ice tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e1c9d1) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Twilight. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9c9e1 and #d1e1c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cae1d9 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Melting Ice has a hue angle of 159.13°, a saturation of 27.71% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cae1d9 is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #cae1d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,225,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 0, 3.14, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(159.13,27.71%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159.13,10.22%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6871,-9.1235,1.3071) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.8067,71.4167,76.0675) |