Timeless Seafoam 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 | #501b1d |
| Complementary Color | #e3afb1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Timeless Seafoam Color. The Jet d'Eau 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 saturated alternative called Opulent Turquoise (#88ddcc) for more energetic effect. Try Castle in the Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3afb1 is the best complementary color to Timeless Seafoam. 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 #afe4e2 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Powder Blue are #afe3c7 and #afcbe3. Thus found on the left and right of #afe4e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Regent St Blue colors as they work well with Timeless Seafoam.
The split-complementary Timeless Seafoam palette consists of #e3c7af and #e3afcb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3afb1). Try Grain Brown and Light Orchid colors in combination with #afe4e2, 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 #afe4e2 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 Timeless Seafoam. Thus Hampton and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Timeless Seafoam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #afe4e2 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. Timeless Seafoam tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e3afb1) and two others. The Light Wisteria 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 #e1afe3 and #b1e3af.
In a RGB color space, hex #afe4e2 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Timeless Seafoam has a hue angle of 177.74°, a saturation of 49.53% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afe4e2 is made of 20.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #afe4e2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,228,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 0, 0.78, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(177.74,49.53%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.74,23.25%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.0418,-17.2628,-4.572) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1501,70.0918,82.363) |