Ice Desert is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #2e2317 |
| Complementary Color | #e8dcd1 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Desert Color. The Summer Storm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Periwinkle Bud (#b4c4de) for more energetic effect. Try Light Steel Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8dcd1 is the best complementary color to Ice Desert. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1dce8 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #d1e7e8 and #d1d1e8. Thus found on the left and right of #d1dce8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Snuff colors as they work well with Ice Desert.
The split-complementary Ice Desert palette consists of #e7e8d1 and #e8d1d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dcd1). Try White Rock and Dust Storm colors in combination with #d1dce8, 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 #d1dce8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ice Desert. Thus Kidnapper and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ice Desert contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1dce8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ice Desert tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e8dcd1) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8d1dc and #d1e8dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1dce8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Desert has a hue angle of 211.3°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1dce8 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #d1dce8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,220,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.71, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(211.3,33.33%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.3,9.91%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.2746,-1.3747,-7.1452) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4532,70.5679,86.4624) |