Cold Water 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 | #26201f |
| Complementary Color | #e0dad9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Water Color. The Gulf Wind 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 Hazy Blue (#bcc8cc) for more energetic effect. Try Light Aluminium as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0dad9 is the best complementary color to Cold Water. 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 #d9dfe0 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, 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 Iron are #d9e0dd and #d9dbe0. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dfe0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Iron colors as they work well with Cold Water.
The split-complementary Cold Water palette consists of #e0ddd9 and #e0d9db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0dad9). Try Westar and Bon Jour colors in combination with #d9dfe0, 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 #d9dfe0 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 Cold Water. Thus Quill Gray and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dfe0 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. Cold Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e0dad9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0d9df and #d9e0da.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9dfe0 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Water has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 10.14% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dfe0 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #d9dfe0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,223,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0.39, 0, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(188.57,10.14%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.57,3.13%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4042,-1.8262,-1.2016) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4575,72.9089,80.9857) |