Castle in the Sky 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 | #2e1512 |
| Complementary Color | #edd4d1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Castle in the Sky Color. The Vandermint 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 Blue Bauble (#abdee3) for more energetic effect. Try Longitude as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#edd4d1 is the best complementary color to Castle in the Sky. 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 #d1eaed complementary color is Oyster Pink, 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 Jagged Ice are #d1ede2 and #d1dbed. Thus found on the left and right of #d1eaed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swans Down and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Castle in the Sky.
The split-complementary Castle in the Sky palette consists of #ede2d1 and #edd1db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edd4d1). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #d1eaed, 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 #d1eaed 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 Castle in the Sky. Thus Aths Special and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Castle in the Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1eaed 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. Castle in the Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#edd4d1) 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 #edd1e9 and #d1edd4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1eaed is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Castle in the Sky has a hue angle of 186.43°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1eaed is made of 10.98% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #d1eaed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,234,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 1.18, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(186.43,43.75%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.43,11.81%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.0146,-7.5891,-4.2492) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0034,78.5154,91.5335) |