When Light Breath outside Beaming

#c9e7ee RGB(201,231,238)

About this color

When Light Breath outside Beaming is a very light cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #c9e7ee on the color spectrum.

#c9e7eeRGB(201, 231, 238)

HSL 191° · 52% saturation · 86% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Light Breath outside Beaming
HEX
#c9e7ee
RGB
rgb(201,231,238)
RGB%
rgb(78.8%,90.6%,93.3%)
HSL
hsl(191,52%,86%)
HSV
hsv(191,16%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,3,0,7)
LAB
lab(90,-8,-7)
LCH
lch(90,11,221)
sRGB
(0.788,0.906,0.933)
HEX8
#c9e7eeff
CSS Name
Decimal
201231238

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Color info

Lightness
86%
Saturation
52%
Hue
191°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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