Emily 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 | #542e1e |
| Complementary Color | #e0bbab |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emily Color. The Manakin 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 soft alternative called Coastal Mist (#d2e8ec) for more calm effect. Try Blue Pointer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0bbab is the best complementary color to Emily. 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 #abd1e1 complementary color is Cameo, 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 Powder Blue are #abe0d5 and #abb5e0. Thus found on the left and right of #abd1e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Emily.
The split-complementary Emily palette consists of #e0d5ab and #e0abb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0bbab). Try Sapling and Rose Fog colors in combination with #abd1e1, 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 #abd1e1 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 Emily. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emily contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #abd1e1 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. Emily tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e0bbab) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0abd0 and #abe0bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #abd1e1 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Emily has a hue angle of 197.78°, a saturation of 47.37% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abd1e1 is made of 21.18% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #abd1e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,209,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 6.28, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(197.78,47.37%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.78,24%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.6722,-8.9772,-12.0352) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1857,59.6951,79.9533) |