Lily Pond Blue 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 | #aa8f80 |
| Complementary Color | #7f6454 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lily Pond Blue Color. The Seal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lyric Blue (#728791) for more calm effect. Try Adriatic Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7f6454 is the best complementary color to Lily Pond Blue. 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 #55707f complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #547f79 and #545a7f. Thus found on the left and right of #55707f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Lily Pond Blue.
The split-complementary Lily Pond Blue palette consists of #7f7954 and #7f545a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f6454). Try Shadow and Ferra colors in combination with #55707f, 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 #55707f 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 Lily Pond Blue. Thus Dingley and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lily Pond Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Trendy Pink, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #55707f 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. Lily Pond Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7f6454) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f546f and #547f64.
In a RGB color space, hex #55707f is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lily Pond Blue has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 19.81% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55707f is made of 16.47% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #55707f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,112,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 5.88, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,19.81%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,33.07%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7053,-5.9263,-11.4654) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3712,15.0519,22.2792) |