Alpine Expedition is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #610 |
| Complementary Color | #fa9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alpine Expedition Color. The Tranquil Pool color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Thin Air (#c6fcff) for more calm effect. Try Heaven Gates as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fa9 is the best complementary color to Alpine Expedition. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ef complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #9fd and #99baff. Thus found on the left and right of #9ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Anakiwa colors as they work well with Alpine Expedition.
The split-complementary Alpine Expedition palette consists of #fd9 and #ff99ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fa9). Try White and Carnation Pink colors in combination with #9ef, 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 #9ef offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alpine Expedition. Thus Jonquil and Lavender Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alpine Expedition contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ef square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Alpine Expedition tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fa9) and two others. The Lavender Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff99ed and #9fa.
In a RGB color space, hex #99eeff is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Alpine Expedition has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99eeff is made of 40% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #99eeff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,238,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 40, 6.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(190,100%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,40%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.4592,-21.4906,-16.3032) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7614,75.1414,105.8563) |