Cucumber Ice is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #322862 |
| Complementary Color | #a79dd7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cucumber Ice Color. The Tart Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caper (#afc182) for more calm effect. Try Fool's Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a79dd7 is the best complementary color to Cucumber Ice. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdd79d complementary color is Cold Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Winter Hazel are #d7c49d and #b0d79d. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd79d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pavlova and Moss Green colors as they work well with Cucumber Ice.
The split-complementary Cucumber Ice palette consists of #c49dd7 and #9db0d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a79dd7). Try Light Wisteria and Polo Blue colors in combination with #cdd79d, 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 #cdd79d offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cucumber Ice. Thus Light Orchid and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cucumber Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Sinbad, and Careys Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd79d square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cucumber Ice tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a79dd7) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cameo – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dcdd7 and #d7a79d.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdd79d is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cucumber Ice has a hue angle of 70.34°, a saturation of 42.03% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd79d is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #cdd79d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,215,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 22.74, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(70.34,42.03%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.34,26.98%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.9732,-12.8456,27.5626) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5631,64.0143,41.3258) |