Refreshing Primer is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #280001 |
| Complementary Color | #ffd7d8 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 92.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Refreshing Primer Color. The Aphrodite's Pearls color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Celeste (#b2ffff) for more calm effect. Try Vapor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffd7d8 is the best complementary color to Refreshing Primer. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7fffe complementary color is Cosmos, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Baby Blue are #d7ffea and #d7ebff. Thus found on the left and right of #d7fffe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aero Blue and Pattens Blue colors as they work well with Refreshing Primer.
The split-complementary Refreshing Primer palette consists of #ffead7 and #ffd7ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffd7d8). Try Karry and Pink Lace colors in combination with #d7fffe, 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 #d7fffe offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Refreshing Primer. Thus Cumulus and White Pointer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refreshing Primer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cosmos, Blue Chalk, and Carla split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7fffe square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Refreshing Primer tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ffd7d8) and two others. The White Pointer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snowy Mint – 120° from the complementary Cosmos. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fed7ff and #d8ffd7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7fffe is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Refreshing Primer has a hue angle of 178.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7fffe is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #d7fffe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,255,254) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 0, 0.39, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(178.5,100%,92.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.5,15.69%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.2774,-12.9099,-3.804) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.6737,93.1228,107.4358) |