Gentle 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 | #66422d |
| Complementary Color | #d2ad98 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentle Sky Color. The Seaborne color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Perennial (#bcd7df) for more calm effect. Try Windfall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2ad98 is the best complementary color to Gentle 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 #99bdd2 complementary color is Eunry, 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 Polo Blue are #98d2ca and #98a0d2. Thus found on the left and right of #99bdd2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Gentle Sky.
The split-complementary Gentle Sky palette consists of #d2ca98 and #d298a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2ad98). Try Yuma and Careys Pink colors in combination with #99bdd2, 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 #99bdd2 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 Gentle Sky. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentle Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #99bdd2 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. Gentle Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d2ad98) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d298bc and #98d2ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #99bdd2 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Gentle Sky has a hue angle of 202.11°, a saturation of 38.78% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99bdd2 is made of 22.35% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #99bdd2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,189,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 8.23, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(202.11,38.78%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.11,27.14%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7117,-7.2589,-14.5031) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9673,47.8206,67.9385) |