Beyond the Clouds 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 | #510 |
| Complementary Color | #ffbaa9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Beyond the Clouds Color. The Lucid Dreams color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shiva Blue (#99dbfe) for more calm effect. Try Oyster Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffbaa9 is the best complementary color to Beyond the Clouds. 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 #aef complementary color is Wax Flower, 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 #a9ffe5 and #a9c3ff. Thus found on the left and right of #aef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aero Blue and Melrose colors as they work well with Beyond the Clouds.
The split-complementary Beyond the Clouds palette consists of #ffe5a9 and #ffa9c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffbaa9). Try Cape Honey and Carnation Pink colors in combination with #aef, 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 #aef 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 Beyond the Clouds. Thus Tidal and Lavender Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beyond the Clouds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wax Flower, Mauve, and Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #aef 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. Beyond the Clouds tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ffbaa9) and two others. The Lavender Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Wax Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffa9ed and #a9ffba.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaeeff is made of 26% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Beyond the Clouds has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaeeff is made of 33.33% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #aaeeff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,238,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 36%, 38% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 6.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(192,100%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192,33.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.2825,-17.1423,-14.984) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2021,76.9151,106.0173) |