Jelly Bean is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #d68465 |
| Complementary Color | #9a4728 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jelly Bean Color. The Blues color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Porpita Porpita (#2792c3) for more energetic effect. Try Copenhagen Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a4728 is the best complementary color to Jelly Bean. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #297b9a complementary color is Paarl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jelly Bean are #289a80 and #28429a. Thus found on the left and right of #297b9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Green and Sapphire colors as they work well with Jelly Bean.
The split-complementary Jelly Bean palette consists of #9a8028 and #9a2842 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a4728). Try Luxor Gold and Stiletto colors in combination with #297b9a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #297b9a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jelly Bean. Thus Wasabi and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jelly Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paarl, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #297b9a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jelly Bean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9a4728) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Paarl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a287a and #289a48.
In a RGB color space, hex #297b9a is made of 13% red, 39% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Jelly Bean has a hue angle of 196.46°, a saturation of 57.95% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #297b9a is made of 44.31% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #297b9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(41,123,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 39%, 48% |
| CMYK | 44.31, 12.15, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(196.46,57.95%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.46,73.38%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.2228,-13.8361,-23.7747) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8301,16.9704,33.1185) |