Mint Macaron is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #501111 |
| Complementary Color | #eeaeae |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mint Macaron Color. The Riptide color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Plunging Waterfall (#8cd4df) for more calm effect. Try Windswept as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eeaeae is the best complementary color to Mint Macaron. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afeeee complementary color is Zinnwaldite, 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 Blizzard Blue are #aeeece and #aeceee. Thus found on the left and right of #afeeee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Magic Mint and Blizzard Blue colors as they work well with Mint Macaron.
The split-complementary Mint Macaron palette consists of #eeceae and #eeaece colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeaeae). Try Pancho and Kobi colors in combination with #afeeee, 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 #afeeee 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 Mint Macaron. Thus Double Colonial White and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mint Macaron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zinnwaldite, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #afeeee square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Mint Macaron tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eeaeae) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Zinnwaldite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eeaeee and #aeeeae.
In a RGB color space, hex #afeeee is made of 27% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mint Macaron has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 64.95% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afeeee is made of 24.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #afeeee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,238,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 0, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,64.95%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,26.47%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.0614,-19.6332,-6.4084) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6863,76.4361,92.2859) |