The Benevolent Alabaster before the Effervescing

#d8f8f5 RGB(216,248,245)

About this color

The Benevolent Alabaster before the Effervescing settles into a very light cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #d8f8f5, RGB(216, 248, 245).

#d8f8f5RGB(216, 248, 245)

HSL 174° · 70% saturation · 91% 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
The Benevolent Alabaster before the Effervescing
HEX
#d8f8f5
RGB
rgb(216,248,245)
RGB%
rgb(84.7%,97.3%,96.1%)
HSL
hsl(174,70%,91%)
HSV
hsv(174,13%,97%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,0,1,3)
LAB
lab(95,-11,-2)
LCH
lch(95,11,190)
sRGB
(0.847,0.973,0.961)
HEX8
#d8f8f5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
216248245

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Color info

Lightness
91%
Saturation
70%
Hue
174°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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