Summer Mist Color

#cbeaee

Summer Mist 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 #341511
Complementary Color #edcfcb
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.47% (better contrasting with black)
Summer Mist Color Sample
Summer Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbeaee

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Mist Color. The Indigo White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aijiro White (#ecf7f7) for more calm effect. Try Nevada Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#edcfcb is the best complementary color to Summer Mist. 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 #cbeaee complementary color is Oyster Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #cbede0 and #cbd8ed. Thus found on the left and right of #cbeaee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Summer Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Summer Mist palette consists of #ede0cb and #edcbd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edcfcb). Try Parchment and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #cbeaee, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cbeaee 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 Summer Mist. Thus Aths Special and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Summer Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, French Lilac, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbeaee square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Summer Mist tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#edcfcb) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Peppermint – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edcbe9 and #cbedcf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbeaee is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Mist has a hue angle of 186.86°, a saturation of 50.72% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbeaee is made of 13.72% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #cbeaee
RGB Decimal rgb(203,234,238)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 13.72, 1.57, 0, 6.67
HSL hsl(186.86,50.72%,86.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.86,14.71%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.6498,-9.2761,-5.3539)
XYZ xyz(69.484,77.7152,92.2273)
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