Candied Snow is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #27000c |
| Complementary Color | #ffd8e4 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (161.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 92.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Candied Snow Color. The Frosted Mint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mint Coffee (#ccffee) for more calm effect. Try Arabica Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffd8e4 is the best complementary color to Candied Snow. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8fff3 complementary color is Pastel Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Frosted Mint are #d8ffdf and #d8f7ff. Thus found on the left and right of #d8fff3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snowy Mint and Mabel colors as they work well with Candied Snow.
The split-complementary Candied Snow palette consists of #ffdfd8 and #ffd8f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffd8e4). Try Peach Schnapps and Pink Lace colors in combination with #d8fff3, 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 #d8fff3 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candied Snow. Thus Pink Lady and Blue Chalk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candied Snow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Pink, Fog, and Spring Sun split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8fff3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candied Snow tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ffd8e4) and two others. The Blue Chalk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snow Flurry – 120° from the complementary Pastel Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3d8ff and #e4ffd8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8fff3 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Candied Snow has a hue angle of 161.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 92.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8fff3 is made of 15.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #d8fff3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,255,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 0, 4.71, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(161.54,100%,92.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(161.54,15.29%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.061,-14.7422,1.5456) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.2566,92.59,98.4357) |