Sailor Boy Color

#aebbd0

Sailor Boy is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #51442f
Complementary Color #d0c3ae
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.9% (better contrasting with white)
Sailor Boy Color Sample
Sailor Boy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aebbd0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sailor Boy Color. The Illusion Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Silver Star (#98a0b8) for more calm effect. Try Blue Reflection as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d0c3ae is the best complementary color to Sailor Boy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aebbd0 complementary color is Soft Amber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #aecbd0 and #b2aed0. Thus found on the left and right of #aebbd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Sailor Boy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sailor Boy palette consists of #cbd0ae and #d0b2ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0c3ae). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #aebbd0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #aebbd0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sailor Boy. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sailor Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #aebbd0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sailor Boy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d0c3ae) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0aebb and #aed0c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aebbd0 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sailor Boy has a hue angle of 217.06°, a saturation of 26.56% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aebbd0 is made of 13.33% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #aebbd0
RGB Decimal rgb(174,187,208)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 13.33, 8.24, 0, 18.43
HSL hsl(217.06,26.56%,74.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.06,16.35%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.5094,-0.143,-12.0776)
XYZ xyz(46.611,49.0934,66.6938)
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