Skeptic 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 | #351925 |
| Complementary Color | #e5cad5 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (154.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skeptic Color. The Quantum Effect color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Opera Glass (#e5f1eb) for more calm effect. Try Egyptian White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5cad5 is the best complementary color to Skeptic. 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 #cae6da complementary color is Melanie, 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 Skeptic are #cae5cc and #cae3e5. Thus found on the left and right of #cae6da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf Crest and Botticelli colors as they work well with Skeptic.
The split-complementary Skeptic palette consists of #e5ccca and #e5cae3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5cad5). Try Dust Storm and Twilight colors in combination with #cae6da, 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 #cae6da 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 Skeptic. Thus Pearl Bush and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skeptic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Periwinkle Gray, and White Rock split by 90° on the color wheel. #cae6da 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. Skeptic tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e5cad5) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kidnapper – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9cae5 and #d6e5ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #cae6da is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Skeptic has a hue angle of 154.29°, a saturation of 35.9% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cae6da is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #cae6da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,230,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 4.71, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(154.29,35.9%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(154.29,12.17%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.0227,-11.4713,2.7242) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.3088,74.2121,77.2119) |