Everlasting Color

#a1bed9

Everlasting 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 #5e4126
Complementary Color #d9bca1
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with white)
Everlasting Color Sample
Everlasting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1bed9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Everlasting Color. The Purification color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pacific Breeze (#c1dbe7) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9bca1 is the best complementary color to Everlasting. 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 #a1bed9 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 Pigeon Post are #a1d9d8 and #a1a2d9. Thus found on the left and right of #a1bed9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Everlasting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Everlasting palette consists of #d9d8a1 and #d9a1a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bca1). Try Winter Hazel and Can Can colors in combination with #a1bed9, 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 #a1bed9 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 Everlasting. Thus Deco and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Everlasting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1bed9 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. Everlasting tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9bca1) and two others. The Careys Pink 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 #d9a1bd and #a1d9bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1bed9 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Everlasting has a hue angle of 208.93°, a saturation of 42.42% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1bed9 is made of 21.96% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #a1bed9
RGB Decimal rgb(161,190,217)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 21.96, 10.59, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(208.93,42.42%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.93,25.81%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.708,-3.7685,-16.7508)
XYZ xyz(45.6358,49.4137,72.7782)
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