Cielo is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a3117 |
| Complementary Color | #e7bfa5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cielo Color. The Niagara Falls color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dun Morogh Blue (#80b4dc) for more calm effect. Try Cold Turbulence as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7bfa5 is the best complementary color to Cielo. 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 #a5cee8 complementary color is Cashmere, 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 Regent St Blue are #a5e7e0 and #a5ace7. Thus found on the left and right of #a5cee8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Water Leaf and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Cielo.
The split-complementary Cielo palette consists of #e7e0a5 and #e7a5ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7bfa5). Try Zombie and Shilo colors in combination with #a5cee8, 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 #a5cee8 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 Cielo. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cielo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, French Lilac, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5cee8 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. Cielo tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7bfa5) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7a5cd and #a5e7bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5cee8 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cielo has a hue angle of 203.28°, a saturation of 59.29% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5cee8 is made of 26.27% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #a5cee8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,206,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 10.2, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(203.28,59.29%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.28,28.88%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.7211,-7.5595,-17.2382) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1538,57.9681,84.7841) |