Afternoon Sky 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 | #783114 |
| Complementary Color | #eba386 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Afternoon Sky Color. The Crystal River color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aero (#7cb9e8) for more calm effect. Try Xavier Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eba386 is the best complementary color to Afternoon Sky. 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 #87ceeb complementary color is Tacao, 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 Seagull are #86ebd6 and #869beb. Thus found on the left and right of #87ceeb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Afternoon Sky.
The split-complementary Afternoon Sky palette consists of #ebd686 and #eb869c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eba386). Try Wild Rice and Carissma colors in combination with #87ceeb, 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 #87ceeb 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 Afternoon Sky. Thus Sulu and Lavender Magenta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Afternoon Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacao, Lavender, and Sulu split by 90° on the color wheel. #87ceeb 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. Afternoon Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eba386) and two others. The Lavender Magenta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Riptide – 120° from the complementary Tacao. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eb86cd and #86eba4.
In a RGB color space, hex #87ceeb is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Afternoon Sky has a hue angle of 197.4°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87ceeb is made of 39.22% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #87ceeb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,206,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 41% |
| CMYK | 39.22, 11.38, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(197.4,71.43%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.4,42.55%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.209,-14.8322,-21.2846) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0584,55.2917,86.7894) |