Sky Bus Color

#99c1d6

Sky Bus 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 #663e29
Complementary Color #d6ae98
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.66° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Sky Bus Color Sample
Sky Bus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99c1d6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Bus Color. The Cotton Wool Blue 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 saturated alternative called Minor Blue (#b7dfe8) for more energetic effect. Try Madam Butterfly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6ae98 is the best complementary color to Sky Bus. 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 #99c1d6 complementary color is Cameo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Half Baked are #98d6cc and #98a2d6. Thus found on the left and right of #99c1d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Sky Bus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky Bus palette consists of #d6cc98 and #d698a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6ae98). Try Winter Hazel and Can Can colors in combination with #99c1d6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #99c1d6 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 Sky Bus. Thus Deco and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky Bus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #99c1d6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sky Bus tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d6ae98) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d698c0 and #98d6ae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99c1d6 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Bus has a hue angle of 200.66°, a saturation of 42.66% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99c1d6 is made of 23.92% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #99c1d6
RGB Decimal rgb(153,193,214)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 23.92, 8.23, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(200.66,42.66%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.66,28.5%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.9262,-8.4374,-14.8467)
XYZ xyz(44.3444,49.7673,70.8872)
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