Glacier Bay Color

#def2ee

Glacier Bay 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 #210d11
Complementary Color #f2dee1
Color Shade: warm cyan (168° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 90.98% (better contrasting with black)
Glacier Bay Color Sample
Glacier Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #def2ee

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glacier Bay Color. The Tahitian Breeze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Barely Aqua (#bae9e0) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Cap Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f2dee1 is the best complementary color to Glacier Bay. 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 #def2ee complementary color is Bizarre, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Apple Green are #def2e4 and #deebf2. Thus found on the left and right of #def2ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Green and Black Squeeze colors as they work well with Glacier Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Glacier Bay palette consists of #f2e4de and #f2deeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f2dee1). Try Pot Pourri and Prim colors in combination with #def2ee, 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 #def2ee 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 Glacier Bay. Thus Ecru White and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Glacier Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Loafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #def2ee square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Glacier Bay tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#f2dee1) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Peppermint – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eedef2 and #e1f2de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #def2ee is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Glacier Bay has a hue angle of 168°, a saturation of 43.48% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #def2ee is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #def2ee
RGB Decimal rgb(222,242,238)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 7.84, 0, 1.57, 5.1
HSL hsl(168,43.48%,90.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168,8.26%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.9722,-7.2866,-0.3299)
XYZ xyz(77.3089,85.2069,93.2609)
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