Blithe Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #6f4242 |
| Complementary Color | #bd9090 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blithe Blue Color. The Restful Retreat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Agave (#b1c6c7) for more calm effect. Try Berry Mojito as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd9090 is the best complementary color to Blithe Blue. 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 #90bdbd complementary color is Quicksand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shadow Green are #90bda6 and #90a6bd. Thus found on the left and right of #90bdbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Blithe Blue.
The split-complementary Blithe Blue palette consists of #bda690 and #bd90a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd9090). Try Indian Khaki and Bouquet colors in combination with #90bdbd, 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 #90bdbd 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 Blithe Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blithe Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, Amethyst Smoke, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #90bdbd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blithe Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bd9090) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd90bd and #90bd90.
In a RGB color space, hex #90bdbd is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blithe Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 25.42% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90bdbd is made of 17.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #90bdbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,189,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 0, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(180,25.42%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,23.81%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5446,-14.7898,-4.868) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8845,45.9986,54.9733) |