East Cape Color

#b0eee2

East Cape 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 #4f111d
Complementary Color #edb0bc
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.39° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with black)
East Cape Color Sample
East Cape Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0eee2

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to East Cape Color. The Mid Spring Morning color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clean Green (#8fe0c6) for more calm effect. Try Minty Fresh as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#edb0bc is the best complementary color to East Cape. 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 #b0eee2 complementary color is Beauty Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cruise are #b0edc3 and #b0dbed. Thus found on the left and right of #b0eee2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madang and Blizzard Blue colors as they work well with East Cape.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary East Cape palette consists of #edc3b0 and #edb0db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edb0bc). Try Desert Sand and Kobi colors in combination with #b0eee2, 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 #b0eee2 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 East Cape. Thus Chamois and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of East Cape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0eee2 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. East Cape tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#edb0bc) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1b0ed and #bcedb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0eee2 is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode East Cape has a hue angle of 168.39°, a saturation of 64.58% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0eee2 is made of 24.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #b0eee2
RGB Decimal rgb(176,238,226)
RGB Percentage 28%, 37%, 35%
CMYK 24.31, 0, 4.7, 6.67
HSL hsl(168.39,64.58%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.39,26.05%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.799,-21.9176,-0.5193)
XYZ xyz(62.2065,75.8702,83.3173)
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