Sweet Blue Color

#aebed2

Sweet Blue 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 #51412d
Complementary Color #d2c2ae
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with white)
Sweet Blue Color Sample
Sweet Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aebed2

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Blue Color. The Blue Gossamer 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 saturated alternative called Polo Blue (#8da8cc) for more energetic effect. Try Twinkle Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d2c2ae is the best complementary color to Sweet Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aebed2 complementary color is Vanilla, 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 #aed0d2 and #afaed2. Thus found on the left and right of #aebed2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Sweet Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Blue palette consists of #d0d2ae and #d2b0ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2c2ae). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #aebed2, 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 #aebed2 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 Sweet Blue. Thus Sprout and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #aebed2 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. Sweet Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d2c2ae) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2aebe and #aed2c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aebed2 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Blue has a hue angle of 213.33°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aebed2 is made of 14.11% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #aebed2
RGB Decimal rgb(174,190,210)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 14.11, 7.84, 0, 17.65
HSL hsl(213.33,28.57%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.33,17.14%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3622,-1.3227,-11.8869)
XYZ xyz(47.5019,50.4787,68.2125)
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