Winter Breath Color

#deeced

Winter Breath 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 #211312
Complementary Color #eddfde
Color Shade: mid cyan (184° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
Winter Breath Color Sample
Winter Breath Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #deeced

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Breath Color. The Cold Well 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 Infinitesimal Blue (#bddde1) for more energetic effect. Try Aqua Whisper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eddfde is the best complementary color to Winter Breath. 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 #deeced 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 Mystic are #deede6 and #dee4ed. Thus found on the left and right of #deeced on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Harp and Mystic colors as they work well with Winter Breath.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Breath palette consists of #ede6de and #eddee4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eddfde). Try Pearl Bush and Prim colors in combination with #deeced, 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 #deeced 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 Winter Breath. Thus White Rock and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Breath contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Willow Brook split by 90° on the color wheel. #deeced 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. Winter Breath tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eddfde) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Brook – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eddeec and #deeddf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #deeced is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Breath has a hue angle of 184°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deeced is made of 5.88% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #deeced
RGB Decimal rgb(222,236,237)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.88, 0.39, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(184,29.41%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184,6.33%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.4135,-4.43,-2.0913)
XYZ xyz(75.4057,81.6349,91.9036)
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