Fountain Spout Color

#cdebec

Fountain Spout 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 #321413
Complementary Color #eccecd
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.94° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.47% (better contrasting with black)
Fountain Spout Color Sample
Fountain Spout Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdebec

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fountain Spout Color. The Ice Pack 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 saturated alternative called Light Bluish Water (#a4dbe4) for more energetic effect. Try Silent Ripple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eccecd is the best complementary color to Fountain Spout. 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 #cdebec 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 #cdecdd and #cddbec. Thus found on the left and right of #cdebec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Fountain Spout.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fountain Spout palette consists of #ecddcd and #eccddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eccecd). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #cdebec, 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 #cdebec 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 Fountain Spout. Thus Aths Special and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fountain Spout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Prelude, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdebec 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. Fountain Spout tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eccecd) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zanah – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eccdea and #cdecce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdebec is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Fountain Spout has a hue angle of 181.94°, a saturation of 44.93% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdebec is made of 12.16% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #cdebec
RGB Decimal rgb(205,235,236)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 12.16, 0.39, 0, 7.45
HSL hsl(181.94,44.93%,86.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.94,13.14%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.9857,-9.5572,-3.7995)
XYZ xyz(70.0255,78.4519,90.8089)
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