Cassiopeia is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #512f36 |
| Complementary Color | #d0aeb5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cassiopeia Color. The Snow Leopard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mild Evergreen (#8ebbac) for more calm effect. Try Jade Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0aeb5 is the best complementary color to Cassiopeia. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aed0c9 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #aed0b8 and #aec6d0. Thus found on the left and right of #aed0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Cassiopeia.
The split-complementary Cassiopeia palette consists of #d0b8ae and #d0aec5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0aeb5). Try Clam Shell and Lily colors in combination with #aed0c9, 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 #aed0c9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cassiopeia. Thus Chino and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cassiopeia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Logan, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #aed0c9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cassiopeia tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d0aeb5) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9aed0 and #b5d0ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #aed0c9 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cassiopeia has a hue angle of 167.65°, a saturation of 26.56% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aed0c9 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #aed0c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,208,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 2.75, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(167.65,26.56%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.65,16.35%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9205,-12.6481,-0.3007) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.554,58.3275,63.8522) |