Sky Cloud 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 | #52211a |
| Complementary Color | #e4b4ad |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Cloud Color. The Budgie Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dreaming Blue (#8ac2d6) for more calm effect. Try Winter Chime as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4b4ad is the best complementary color to Sky Cloud. 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 #addee5 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 #ade4d0 and #adc2e4. Thus found on the left and right of #addee5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Sky Cloud.
The split-complementary Sky Cloud palette consists of #e4d0ad and #e4adc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4b4ad). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #addee5, 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 #addee5 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 Sky Cloud. Thus Hampton and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sky Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #addee5 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. Sky Cloud tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4b4ad) 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 #e4adde and #ade4b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #addee5 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Cloud has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 51.85% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #addee5 is made of 21.96% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #addee5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,222,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 2.74, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,51.85%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,24.45%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3947,-14.1757,-8.6032) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4977,66.7839,83.9889) |