Electric Sheep is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a00 |
| Complementary Color | #fe5555 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Electric Sheep Color. The Electric Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Icy Life (#55ffee) for more calm effect. Try Sparky Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fe5555 is the best complementary color to Electric Sheep. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5ff complementary color is Persimmon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #55feaa and #55a9fe. Thus found on the left and right of #5ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with Electric Sheep.
The split-complementary Electric Sheep palette consists of #feaa55 and #fe55aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe5555). Try Texas Rose and Hot Pink colors in combination with #5ff, 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 #5ff 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 Electric Sheep. Thus Gorse and Pink Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Electric Sheep contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persimmon, Heliotrope, and Green Yellow split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ff square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Electric Sheep tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fe5555) and two others. The Pink Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Persimmon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe55fe and #55fe55.
In a RGB color space, hex #55ffff is made of 14% red, 43% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Electric Sheep has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55ffff is made of 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #55ffff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,255,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 43%, 43% |
| CMYK | 66.67, 0, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,66.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9852,-42.4394,-12.7489) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5563,80.6713,107.1453) |