Melting Point 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 | #341e1b |
| Complementary Color | #e4cdca |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Melting Point Color. The Pool Side color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Roquefort Blue (#aec6cf) for more calm effect. Try Cay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4cdca is the best complementary color to Melting Point. 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 #cbe1e4 complementary color is Dust Storm, 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 Botticelli are #cae4da and #cad4e4. Thus found on the left and right of #cbe1e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Botticelli colors as they work well with Melting Point.
The split-complementary Melting Point palette consists of #e4daca and #e4cad4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4cdca). Try Pearl Bush and Pink Flare colors in combination with #cbe1e4, 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 #cbe1e4 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 Melting Point. Thus White Rock and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melting Point contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbe1e4 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. Melting Point tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4cdca) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4cae1 and #cae4cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbe1e4 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Melting Point has a hue angle of 187.2°, a saturation of 31.65% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbe1e4 is made of 9.8% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #cbe1e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,225,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 1.17, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(187.2,31.65%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.2,10.96%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.04,-6.6765,-3.9555) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5574,72.1484,83.8696) |