Eden Color

#266255

Eden is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #d99daa
Complementary Color #612632
Color Shade: warm cyan (167° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Eden Color Sample
Eden Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #266255

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Eden Color. The Sherwood Green 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 MSU Green (#18453b) for more energetic effect. Try Elm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#612632 is the best complementary color to Eden. 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 #266255 complementary color is Tawny Port, 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 Casal are #266137 and #265061. Thus found on the left and right of #266255 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Blue Dianne colors as they work well with Eden.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eden palette consists of #613726 and #612650 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#612632). Try Irish Coffee and Finn colors in combination with #266255, 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 #266255 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 Eden. Thus Dallas and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eden contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tawny Port, Jacarta, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #266255 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. Eden tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#612632) and two others. The Bossanova is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woodland – 120° from the complementary Tawny Port. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #542661 and #326126.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #266255 is made of 17% red, 44% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Eden has a hue angle of 167°, a saturation of 44.12% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #266255 is made of 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 61.57% black ink.

HEX #266255
RGB Decimal rgb(38,98,85)
RGB Percentage 17%, 44%, 38%
CMYK 23.53, 0, 5.1, 61.57
HSL hsl(167,44.12%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(167,61.22%,38.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.4871,-22.9117,1.601)
XYZ xyz(6.8067,9.8033,10.1278)
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