Araucana Egg 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 | #52271e |
| Complementary Color | #e1b5ad |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Araucana Egg Color. The Reef Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Speedboat (#90bfd4) for more calm effect. Try Sky Babe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1b5ad is the best complementary color to Araucana Egg. 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 #add8e1 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Powder Blue are #ade1d0 and #adbde1. Thus found on the left and right of #add8e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Araucana Egg.
The split-complementary Araucana Egg palette consists of #e1d0ad and #e1adbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1b5ad). Try Grain Brown and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #add8e1, 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 #add8e1 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 Araucana Egg. Thus Sapling and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Araucana Egg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #add8e1 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. Araucana Egg tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e1b5ad) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1add8 and #ade1b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #add8e1 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Araucana Egg has a hue angle of 190.38°, a saturation of 46.43% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #add8e1 is made of 20.4% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #add8e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,216,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.4, 3.53, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(190.38,46.43%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.38,23.11%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6693,-11.995,-9.0464) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3801,63.4322,80.559) |