Frost Wind Color

#daebef

Frost Wind 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 #251410
Complementary Color #efddd9
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.61% (better contrasting with black)
Frost Wind Color Sample
Frost Wind Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #daebef

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frost Wind Color. The Icy Water 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 On Cloud Nine (#c2e7e8) for more energetic effect. Try Basin Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#efddd9 is the best complementary color to Frost Wind. 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 #daebef complementary color is Bizarre, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Swans Down are #d9efe8 and #d9e0ef. Thus found on the left and right of #daebef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swans Down and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Frost Wind.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frost Wind palette consists of #efe8d9 and #efd9e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efddd9). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #daebef, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #daebef 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 Frost Wind. Thus Aths Special and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frost Wind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #daebef square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frost Wind tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#efddd9) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zanah – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efd9eb and #d9efde.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #daebef is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Frost Wind has a hue angle of 191.43°, a saturation of 39.62% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #daebef is made of 8.24% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #daebef
RGB Decimal rgb(218,235,239)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 8.24, 1.57, 0, 6.27
HSL hsl(191.43,39.62%,89.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.43,8.79%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.9329,-4.8351,-3.8718)
XYZ xyz(74.2018,80.5541,93.299)
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